{"nhtsa_id":10227253,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2022-12-06","date":"2022-11-23","document_id":"ITB22-041","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"POWER TRAIN","mfr_system":null,"summary":"DRIVE SHAFT BOOT SERVICE INFORMATION SERVICE INFORMATION If a Drive Shaft (Axle Shaft) Boot on an APPLIED VEHICLE is found to be leaking grease, AND There is no abnormal noise or obvious CV Joint risk due to water intrusion and/or complete grease loss, check for REPAIR KIT-DUST BOOT (cv Joint Boot Kit) availability. • If there is a REPAIR KIT-DUST BOOT (CV Joint Boot Kit) available for the vehicle being repaired, do NOT replace the axle. Install a new boot kit following the procedure in the ESM. o Refer to the ESM: TRANSMISSION & DRIVELINE > FRONT AXLE > REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION > FRONT DRIVE SHAFT BOOT o If the complete axle (drive shaft) is replaced when only a new boot is required, the over-repair may be charged back to the retailer. • If there is NOT a REPAIR KIT-DUST BOOT (CV Joint Boot Kit) available for the vehicle being repaired, refer to the ESM for further diagnostic information. IMPORTANT: When servicing vehicles with staked axle nuts, refer to ITB21-002 to prevent Drive Shaft thread damage.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2022/MC-10227253-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2022/MC-10227253-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10227253","components":[{"id":"powertrain","name":"Transmission and driveline","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"INFINITI","model":"Q40","year_from":2016,"year_to":2016,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_infiniti_q40"]},{"make":"INFINITI","model":"Q50","year_from":2016,"year_to":2023,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_infiniti_q50","2017_infiniti_q50","2018_infiniti_q50","2019_infiniti_q50","2020_infiniti_q50","2021_infiniti_q50","2022_infiniti_q50","2023_infiniti_q50"]},{"make":"INFINITI","model":"Q50 HYBRID","year_from":2016,"year_to":2018,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2016_infiniti_q50","2017_infiniti_q50","2018_infiniti_q50"]},{"make":"INFINITI","model":"Q60","year_from":2016,"year_to":2016,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"INFINITI","model":"Q60","year_from":2017,"year_to":2022,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2017_infiniti_q60","2018_infiniti_q60","2019_infiniti_q60","2020_infiniti_q60","2021_infiniti_q60","2022_infiniti_q60"]},{"make":"INFINITI","model":"Q70","year_from":2016,"year_to":2019,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_infiniti_q70","2017_infiniti_q70","2018_infiniti_q70","2019_infiniti_q70"]},{"make":"INFINITI","model":"Q70 HYBRID","year_from":2016,"year_to":2018,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2016_infiniti_q70","2017_infiniti_q70","2018_infiniti_q70"]},{"make":"INFINITI","model":"Q70L","year_from":2019,"year_to":2019,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2019_infiniti_q70l"]},{"make":"INFINITI","model":"QX30","year_from":2017,"year_to":2019,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2017_infiniti_qx30","2018_infiniti_qx30","2019_infiniti_qx30"]},{"make":"INFINITI","model":"QX50","year_from":2016,"year_to":2017,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_infiniti_qx50","2017_infiniti_qx50"]},{"make":"INFINITI","model":"QX50","year_from":2018,"year_to":2018,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"INFINITI","model":"QX50","year_from":2019,"year_to":2023,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2019_infiniti_qx50","2020_infiniti_qx50","2021_infiniti_qx50","2022_infiniti_qx50","2023_infiniti_qx50"]},{"make":"INFINITI","model":"QX55","year_from":2022,"year_to":2023,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2022_infiniti_qx55","2023_infiniti_qx55"]},{"make":"INFINITI","model":"QX60","year_from":2016,"year_to":2023,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_infiniti_qx60","2017_infiniti_qx60","2018_infiniti_qx60","2019_infiniti_qx60","2020_infiniti_qx60","2021_infiniti_qx60","2022_infiniti_qx60","2023_infiniti_qx60"]},{"make":"INFINITI","model":"QX60 HYBRID","year_from":2016,"year_to":2019,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2016_infiniti_qx60","2017_infiniti_qx60","2018_infiniti_qx60","2019_infiniti_qx60"]},{"make":"INFINITI","model":"QX70","year_from":2016,"year_to":2017,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_infiniti_qx70","2017_infiniti_qx70"]},{"make":"INFINITI","model":"QX80","year_from":2016,"year_to":2023,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_infiniti_qx80","2017_infiniti_qx80","2018_infiniti_qx80","2019_infiniti_qx80","2020_infiniti_qx80","2021_infiniti_qx80","2022_infiniti_qx80","2023_infiniti_qx80"]},{"make":"INFINITI","model":"rQ50 HYBRID","year_from":2019,"year_to":2019,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]}],"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":[]}