Service bulletins for the 2016 Nissan Maxima
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
278 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| NTB17-074 | 2017-10-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 2016-2017 MAXIMA; RUST AROUND REAR LICENSE LAMP FINISHER IF YOU CONFIRM When rust is found on the rear deck lid surface in the area surrounding the license lamp finisher (Figure 1), or when replacing the license lamp finisher for any reason. ACTION - Replace the license lamp finisher with the new replacement part listed in PARTS INFORMATION. - Refer to the Electronic Service Manual (ESM), section EXT ? Exterior, for removal and installation information. - Repair any damaged surfaces that were in direct contact with the license lamp finisher. |
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| NTB12-103e | 2017-08-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). CVT / TCM CALIBRATION DATA "WRITE" PROCEDURE This bulletin does not apply to Pathfinder Hybrid, Murano Hybrid or Rogue Hybrid This bulletin has been amended. APPLIED VEHICLES has been updated. SERVICE INFORMATION has been amended. A REPAIR TABLE has been added. Procedural steps have been added to SERVICE PROCEDURE. Discard all previous versions of this bulletin. |
| NTB16-085a | 2017-08-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. ENHANCED DIAGNOSTIC LOGIC FOR CVT This bulletin has been amended to add model years to the Applied Vehicles and part numbers to Table A. No other changes have been made. Please discard all previous versions of this bulletin. |
| NTB15-099B | 2017-02-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. "SERVICE INFORMATION FOR DTCS C1A12 AND C1A16 THIS BULLETIN HAS BEEN AMENDED. THE APPLIED VEHICLES SECTION HAS BEEN REVISED, A PHOTO HAS BEEN ADDED TO PAGE 4, AND ICC/DISTANCE SENSOR LOCATION INFORMATION FOR MAXIMA AND ROGUE HAS BEEN ADJUSTED. NO OTHER CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE. PLEASE DISCARD PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF THIS BULLETIN." |
| NTB16-067 | 2017-02-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). "2016 MAXIMA; NAVIGATION UNIT FREEZES 2016 MAXIMA (A36) ONLY IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: CALIFORNIA (CA), NEVADA (NV), ARIZONA (AZ), OREGON (OR) AND UTAH (UT) IF YOU CONFIRM WHILE DRIVING ON A ROAD THAT HAS MORE THAN EIGHT LANES TRAVELING IN THE SAME DIRECTION WITH NAVIGATION ROUTE SET: -MAP FREEZES OR GOES BLANK. -NAVIGATION IS VERY SLOW TO PAGE BETWEEN SCREENS. -VOICE RECOGNITION AND PHONE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS STOP WORKING. -CD PLAYER WORKS AND PLAYS AUDIO, BUT SCREEN WILL NOT CHANGE TO CD AUDIO DISPLAY. AND -THE AV CONTROL UNIT’S CURRENT SOFTWARE VERSION IS 107 OR 124. SEE SOFTWARE VERSION CHECK AND SOFTWARE UPDATE CONFIRMATION ON PAGE 3 TO CONFIRM SOFTWARE VERSION. ACTION -UPDATE THE NAVIGATION SOFTWARE WITH SD CARD SHOWN IN SD CARD INFORMATION ON PAGE 2 AND SERVICE PROCEDURE ON PAGE 3." |
| NTB15-077A | 2017-02-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. "NISSAN; SIGNAL TECH-II INTELLIGENT KEY BATTERY TEST AND SIGNAL CHECK THIS BULLETIN HAS BEEN AMENDED. CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE THROUGHOUT. PLEASE DISCARD PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF THIS BULLETIN. IF YOU CONFIRM THE INTELLIGENT KEY INTERMITTENTLY OR CONTINUOUSLY DOES NOT FUNCTION. ACTION CHECK THE BATTERY CONDITION WITH THE SIGNAL TECH-II “I-KEY BATTERY TEST”. IMPORTANT: CONFIRM THAT THE SIGNAL TECH-II HAS THE MOST RECENT UPDATE. UPDATE CAN BE PERFORMED THROUGH ASIST / SPECIALTY TOOLS / SIGNAL TECH-II." |
| NTB09-118D | 2017-02-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. "INTELLIGENT KEY BATTERY VOLTAGE CHECK AND REPLACEMENT THIS BULLETIN HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED BY NTB15-077. NISSAN; SIGNAL TECH-II INTELLIGENT KEY BATTERY TEST AND SIGNAL CHECK PLEASE DISCARD PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF THIS BULLETIN." |
| R1620 2016 MAXIM | 2017-02-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. "REAR O2 SENSOR VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS RECALL CAMPAIGN ***** CAMPAIGN SUMMARY ***** NISSAN IS CONDUCTING A VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS RECALL CAMPAIGN TO UPDATE THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) SOFTWARE ON CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2016 NISSAN MAXIMA (A36), AND MODEL YEAR 2015-16 ALTIMA (L33), JUKE (F15), PATHFINDER (R52), MURANO (Z52) AND QUEST (E52) VEHICLES. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THE REAR OXYGEN (O2) SENSOR SIGNAL COULD FAIL, RESULTING IN THE REAR OXYGEN (O2) SENSOR OBD MONITOR BEING DISABLED WITHOUT THE CUSTOMER BEING ALERTED. NISSAN PLANS TO BEGIN NOTIFYING OWNERS OF AFFECTED VEHICLES IN AUGUST, ASKING THEM TO BRING THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED NISSAN DEALERSHIP. ***** WHAT DEALERS SHOULD DO**** 1. VERIFY IF VEHICLES ARE AFFECTED BY THIS VOLUNTARY EMISSION RECALL CAMPAIGN USING SERVICE COMM I.D. R1620. NOTE: NEW VEHICLES IN DEALER INVENTORY CAN BE ALSO BE IDENTIFIED USING DCS (SALES-> VEHICLE INVENTORY, AND FILTER BY OPEN CAMPAIGN). - REFER TO NPSB 15-460 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 2. THE SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE NOT ON SALES HOLD, BUT FOR CUSTOMER CONVENIENCE, DEALERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PERFORM THIS CAMPAIGN ON ANY AFFECTED VEHICLES IN THEIR INVENTORY PRIOR TO SALE, LEASE, OR TRADE. 3. DEALERS SHOULD USE NTB16-073 TO CORRECT ANY VEHICLES SUBJECT TO THIS CAMPAIGN. 4. ONCE REPAIRED, DEALER SHOULD SUBMIT A WARRANTY CLAIM AND RELEASE THE VEHICLE." |
| NTB16-040 | 2016-06-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EXTERIOR LIGHTING. 2016 MAXIMA; ACCESSORY ACCENT LIGHTING FLICKERS IF YOU CONFIRM That the interior accent lighting flickers intermittently. ACTION 1. Disconnect the BROWN wire that is part of the Accessory Connector Harness used when the Kit was installed. 2. Please refer to the following SERVICE PROCEDURE which shows the wire which needs to be disconnected. |
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