Nissan bulletin NTB26-016
What it saysDEFROST FEATURES UNAVAILABLE IN APP DUE TO SHORTING TERMINAL POSITION APPLIED VEHICLES: 2026 LEAF (ZE2) APPLIED DATES: Built on or before August 14, 2025 IF YOU CONFIRM The Remote Rear Defrost, Front Wiper Deicer… NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Nissan filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Mar 31, 2026, received Apr 29, 2026, about the visibility/wiper. It names 1 model year (2026). 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.
DEFROST FEATURES UNAVAILABLE IN APP DUE TO SHORTING TERMINAL POSITION APPLIED VEHICLES: 2026 LEAF (ZE2) APPLIED DATES: Built on or before August 14, 2025 IF YOU CONFIRM The Remote Rear Defrost, Front Wiper Deicer, and Heated Door Mirrors are unavailable via the smartphone MyNISSAN app when the Defrost and Deicer systems are active. ACTION 1. Locate the Fuse Block Junction Box (J/B) behind the glove box. 2. Remove and relocate the black “ST” Micro2 Shunt (Shorting Terminal) UP one position in the upper left corner of the Fuse Block J/B. 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.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NTB26-016 | Service bulletin | Mar 31, 2026 | 11031696 | PDF, 700 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 3 complaints with NHTSA since 2015.
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 visibility/wiper
Source: same model, same component group4 other manufacturer communications filed against the Nissan Leaf under the same component group (visibility/wiper), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| P4A17 | Service bulletin | Oct 30, 2024 | *****Dealer Announcement***** Nissan is conducting a service campaign on certain specific MY2018-2025 Nissan LEAF vehicles identified in Ser… |
| NTB17-019H | Service bulletin | Apr 30, 2024 | WINDOW GLASS WARRANTY INFORMATION This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions o… |
| NTB13-028I | Service bulletin | Apr 30, 2024 | REMOVING FOREIGN MATERIAL FROM THE WINDOW GLASS This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previ… |
| NTB09-081K | Service bulletin | Apr 30, 2024 | WINDSHIELD CRACKING This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulleti… |
Quote the number at the service desk. It is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Every manufacturer communication NHTSA holds for Nissan, by the number printed on the letter.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Nissan NTB26-016 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 NTB26-016 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 NTB26-016 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2026 Nissan Leaf. 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 14 Aug 2025 — the build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb.