{"nhtsa_id":10192207,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2021-05-10","date":"2013-07-05","document_id":"NTB13040A","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"SUSPENSION; EQUIPMENT; POWER TRAIN; BACK OVER PREVENTION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","mfr_system":null,"summary":"IF YOU CONFIRM: A rattle or groan type noise is coming from the right front strut tower / engine area when: - An applied vehicle is traveling at 20 - 40 MPH AND / OR - The engine is running at 1,400 - 1,500 RPM AND - The generator (alternator) is the source of the noise. NOTE: This noise may be misdiagnosed as CVT or heat shield related. ACTION: Replace the alternator with the one listed in PARTS INFORMATION. - Refer to the M ELECTRICAL & POWER CONTROL > CHG Charging System section of the Electronic Service Manual (ESM). See this bulletin for further detail.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10192207-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10192207-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10192207","components":[{"id":"driver-assistance","name":"Driver assistance","parent":null},{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"suspension","name":"Suspension","parent":null},{"id":"powertrain","name":"Transmission and driveline","parent":null},{"id":"backup-camera","name":"Backup camera","parent":"driver-assistance"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"NISSAN","model":"ALTIMA","year_from":2013,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2013_nissan_altima"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}