Nissan bulletin NTB20-081A
What it says2021 rogue; vibration from rear while turning at LOW speed this bulletin is no longer active. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Nissan filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Apr 24, 2024, received Jun 7, 2024, about the power train. It names 1 model year (2021). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationWhat it applies to, as the document itself states it — the build window in the manufacturer’s own words, read by machine from the PDF NHTSA serves. The build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb; the dealer settles a borderline vehicle by its VIN.
2021 ROGUE; VIBRATION FROM REAR WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEED This bulletin is no longer active. Please discard previous versions of NTB20-081.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NTB20-081A | Service bulletin | Apr 24, 2024 | 11001209 | PDF, 86 KB |
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 1 model year this bulletin names have filed 295 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 89 of them name Electrical System, Power Train — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.
The contact owns a 2021 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the instrument panel and radio went black. The driver’s and passenger’s side front doors and tailgate door failed to open intermittently. Additionally, the front and rearview camera failed to display intermittently.
2021 Nissan Rogue · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Oct 13, 2021 · ODI 11436611
In depth: 2021 Nissan Rogue electrical problems →
A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.
More bulletins about the power train
Source: same model, same component group7 other manufacturer communications filed against the Nissan Rogue under the same component group (power train), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| NTB26-030 | Service bulletin | May 22, 2026 | NEW PROCESS TO REPLACE THE TCU SERVICE INFORMATION For the APPLIED VEHICLES, the process to replace the Telematics Communication Unit (TCU)… |
| NTB12-103I | Service bulletin | Jun 7, 2024 | CVT/TCM CALIBRATION DATA “WRITE” PROCEDURE This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous v… |
| NTB23-051B | Service bulletin | Apr 23, 2024 | VIBRATION AND/OR NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN TURNING This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Ple… |
| NTB23-085 | Service bulletin | Dec 13, 2023 | ESM DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE UPDATE FOR DTC U0300 STORED IN TCM SERVICE INFORMATION The Electronic Service Manual (ESM) Diagnostic Procedur… |
| NTB21-094B | Service bulletin | Dec 13, 2023 | TRANSFER ASSEMBLY SEAL REPLACEMENT FOR AWD FRONT DRIVE SHAFT REMOVAL This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last pag… |
| NTB17-003F | Service bulletin | Dec 13, 2023 | FLUID LEAK CAUSED BY TRANSFER ASSEMBLY RIGHT SIDE DRIVE SHAFT OIL SEAL This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last p… |
| NTB23-051A | Service bulletin | Dec 8, 2023 | VIBRATION AND/OR NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN TURNING This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page.… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Nissan NTB20-081A a recall?
No. A service bulletin is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.
Is the NTB20-081A repair free?
Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way.
Which vehicles does NTB20-081A cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2021 Nissan Rogue. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone. The document itself sets the build window: built before 6 Nov 2020; built before 16 Nov 2020 — the build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb.