Nissan bulletin NTB24-016A
What it saysDTC P161F for immobilizer code stored in ECM with vehicle no-start condition applied vehicles: applied dates: 2022-2023 pathfinder (R53) built on or before october 17, 2022 if YOU confirm the vehicle cranks but will not… NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Nissan filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Jul 19, 2024, received Sep 4, 2024, about the electrical system. It names 2 model years (2022–2023). 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.
DTC P161F FOR IMMOBILIZER CODE STORED IN ECM WITH VEHICLE NO-START CONDITION APPLIED VEHICLES: APPLIED DATES: 2022-2023 Pathfinder (R53) Built on or before October 17, 2022 IF YOU CONFIRM The vehicle cranks but will not start, and DTC P161F for “IMMOBILIZER” is stored in the ECM. ACTION Follow the SERVICE PROCEDURE in this bulletin to reprogram the ECM, if applicable. IMPORTANT: The purpose of ACTION (above) is to give you a quick idea of the work you will be performing. You MUST closely follow the entire SERVICE PROCEDURE as it contains information that is essential to successfully completing this repair.
Trouble codes it names: P161F
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NTB24-016A | Service bulletin | Jul 19, 2024 | 11007002 | PDF, 109 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 2 model years this bulletin names have filed 244 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 44 of them name Electrical System — 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.
I bought my 2023 Pathfinder FWD brand new in September, 2023. First few days I bought it it would switch to neutral or cut off while sitting at a light. It is now December and the ac/heater when on full blast reduces to mild on it own, the remote start no longer sets car temp based on outside time, the light in car doesn't come on when…
2023 Nissan Pathfinder · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Dec 13, 2023 · ODI 11559924
7/7/22. Per my wife - difficulty starting car. Sounded like battery was dead. It would click and try to start. Finally got it started, put into reverse, and felt some resistance like brake was on but it wasn’t. Put car in drive and it seemed okay. Had to wait for traffic at about roundabout and the car shifted into neutral.
2022 Nissan Pathfinder · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Jul 16, 2022 · ODI 11474251
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 electrical system
Source: same model, same component group21 other manufacturer communications filed against the Nissan Pathfinder under the same component group (electrical system), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Nissan list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| NTB15-049CC | Service bulletin | Mar 30, 2026 | TELEMATICS SERVICE INFORMATION HINT: This bulletin applies to vehicles equipped with a 4G network compatible TCU. TCUs compatible with 3G ne… |
| EL25-001A | Service bulletin | Oct 1, 2025 | STEERING WHEEL SWITCH BUTTONS INOPERATIVE, STICKING, OR NOT CLICKING WHEN PRESSED IF YOU CONFIRM The customer states that any of the steerin… |
| NTB19-042F | Service bulletin | Feb 20, 2025 | AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING WARNING LIGHT BLINKING APPLIED SYSTEMS: Vehicles equipped with a lane camera (see Figure 1) SERVICE INFORMATION… |
| NTB22-103B | Service bulletin | Aug 15, 2024 | INFOTAINMENT CONTROL UNIT REPLACEMENT SERVICE INFORMATION APPLIED VEHICLES: 2021-2024 Armada (Y62) 2022-2024 Frontier (D41) – Pro-X and Pro… |
| NTB22-027B | Service bulletin | Aug 15, 2024 | DTC B2E01-96 (INTERNAL BATTERY) STORED AS CURRENT IN IVC This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please disc… |
| NTB21-037D | Service bulletin | Aug 15, 2024 | DTCS B2E4B-06, B2E60-06, B2E61-06 DISPLAYED AS CRNT IN THE TCU This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Pleas… |
| NTB20-075E | Service bulletin | Aug 15, 2024 | SOFTWARE UPDATE POP-UP NOTIFICATION This bulletin is no longer active. Please discard previous versions of NTB20-075. |
| NTB23-031A | Service bulletin | Jul 22, 2024 | DTC B2E1B-06 (AUTOMATIC ECALL) STORED AS CURRENT IN THE IVC APPLIED VEHICLES: 2021-2022 Armada (Y62) 2022-2023 Frontier (D41) 2023 Kicks… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Nissan NTB24-016A 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 NTB24-016A 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 NTB24-016A cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 2 model years: 2023 Nissan Pathfinder, 2022 Nissan Pathfinder. 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 on or before 17 Oct 2022 — the build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb.