TSB: NISSAN 370Z, ALTIMA, ALTIMA HYBRID, CUBE, JUKE, LEAF, MAXIMA, MURANO, NV200, NV200 TAXI, PATHFINDER, QUEST, ROGUE, SENTRA, VERSA, VERSA NOTE (2007–2017)

Bulletin NTB12-055f — June 20, 2017

Bulletin Details

Bulletin IDNTB12-055f
ManufacturerNISSAN
Models370Z, ALTIMA, ALTIMA HYBRID, CUBE, JUKE, LEAF, MAXIMA, MURANO, NV200, NV200 TAXI, PATHFINDER, QUEST, ROGUE, SENTRA, VERSA, VERSA NOTE
Model Years2007–2017
Date IssuedJune 20, 2017
Date Added to NHTSAAugust 25, 2017
ComponentPOWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
Vehicles Affected98 combinations

What is a TSB?

A Technical Service Bulletin is a document issued by the vehicle manufacturer to inform dealership technicians about a known issue and the recommended repair procedure. TSBs are not mandatory recalls — they serve as repair guidance for common problems.

If your vehicle has this issue, bring this bulletin ID to your dealer. If under warranty, the repair should be covered at no cost.

Summary

CLICKING NOISE FROM FRONT OR REAR AXLE DURING TAKE-OFF/ACCELERATION This bulletin has been amended. The APPLIED VEHICLES section has been revised. No other changes have been made. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.

Affected Vehicles

MakeModelYearComponent
NISSAN ALTIMA 2017 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN LEAF 2017 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN MAXIMA 2017 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN PATHFINDER 2017 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN ROGUE 2017 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN SENTRA 2017 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN VERSA 2017 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN VERSA NOTE 2017 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN 370Z 2016 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN ALTIMA 2016 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN JUKE 2016 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN LEAF 2016 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN MAXIMA 2016 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN NV200 2016 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN NV200 TAXI 2016 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN PATHFINDER 2016 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN QUEST 2016 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN ROGUE 2016 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN SENTRA 2016 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN VERSA 2016 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN VERSA NOTE 2016 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN 370Z 2015 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN ALTIMA 2015 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN JUKE 2015 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN LEAF 2015 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN NV200 2015 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN NV200 TAXI 2015 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN PATHFINDER 2015 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN QUEST 2015 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN ROGUE 2015 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN SENTRA 2015 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN VERSA 2015 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN VERSA NOTE 2015 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN 370Z 2014 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN ALTIMA 2014 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN CUBE 2014 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN JUKE 2014 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN LEAF 2014 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN MAXIMA 2014 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN MURANO 2014 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN NV200 2014 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN NV200 TAXI 2014 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN PATHFINDER 2014 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN QUEST 2014 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN ROGUE 2014 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN SENTRA 2014 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN VERSA 2014 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN VERSA NOTE 2014 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN 370Z 2013 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN ALTIMA 2013 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN CUBE 2013 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN JUKE 2013 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN LEAF 2013 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN MAXIMA 2013 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN MURANO 2013 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN NV200 2013 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN PATHFINDER 2013 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN QUEST 2013 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN ROGUE 2013 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN SENTRA 2013 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN VERSA 2013 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN 370Z 2012 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN ALTIMA 2012 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN CUBE 2012 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN JUKE 2012 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN LEAF 2012 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN MAXIMA 2012 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN MURANO 2012 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN PATHFINDER 2012 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN QUEST 2012 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN ROGUE 2012 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN SENTRA 2012 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN VERSA 2012 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN 370Z 2011 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN ALTIMA 2011 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID 2011 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN CUBE 2011 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN JUKE 2011 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN LEAF 2011 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN MAXIMA 2011 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN MURANO 2011 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN PATHFINDER 2011 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN QUEST 2011 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN ROGUE 2011 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN SENTRA 2011 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN VERSA 2011 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN 370Z 2010 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN ALTIMA 2010 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID 2010 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN MAXIMA 2010 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN MURANO 2010 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN PATHFINDER 2010 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN ROGUE 2010 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN SENTRA 2010 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN VERSA 2010 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN VERSA 2009 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN VERSA 2008 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NISSAN VERSA 2007 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

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What Should You Do?

If your vehicle is affected by this TSB, contact your authorized NISSAN dealer. Bring this bulletin ID (NTB12-055f) when you visit. If under warranty, the repair should be free. If your warranty has expired, ask about goodwill coverage — manufacturers sometimes cover TSB-related repairs beyond the warranty period.

Frequently Asked Questions

A recall is a mandatory safety fix — the manufacturer must repair every affected vehicle for free. A TSB is an advisory document that describes a known issue and the recommended fix, but repairs are not required. However, some TSBs eventually lead to recalls if the issue poses a safety risk. TSBs are generally issued for quality or performance problems, while recalls address safety defects.

If your vehicle is still under the manufacturer's warranty, TSB-related repairs are typically covered at no cost. If your warranty has expired, you can ask the dealer about goodwill or customer assistance programs. Many manufacturers will cover or partially cover repairs for well-known issues, especially if the TSB was issued recently or affects a large number of vehicles.

Check the make, model, and model year listed above against your vehicle. If they match, this bulletin likely applies. However, TSBs may only affect vehicles with specific production dates, VIN ranges, or configurations. Your dealer can confirm by entering your VIN into their service system, which will show all applicable TSBs and recalls.

This data comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Manufacturers are required to submit copies of all communications (including TSBs) sent to their dealers to NHTSA. The agency makes this data publicly available as part of its vehicle safety monitoring program.