Nissan bulletin P3A05 2023 Armad
What it saysFan Coupling Nut Torque Inspection *****Dealer Announcement***** Nissan is conducting a dealer inventory quality action on certain specific 2022-2023 Nissan Armada vehicles identified in Service Comm and National… NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Nissan filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Jun 2, 2023, received Jun 19, 2023, about the engine. 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 communicationPicked out of NHTSA’s summary below, word for word. The document itself is the record, and the dealer checks the VIN.
Fan Coupling Nut Torque Inspection *****Dealer Announcement***** Nissan is conducting a dealer inventory quality action on certain specific 2022-2023 Nissan Armada vehicles identified in Service Comm and National Service History â Open Campaigns. Dealers will inspect the fan coupling nuts and apply the correct torque. Surrounding parts will also be inspected for damage and replaced if necessary. Please follow the attached instructions to remedy any vehicles affected by this dealer inventory quality action. Affected vehicles are subject to stop sale and are either currently in dealer inventory or assigned and in transit to the dealer. *****What Dealers Should Do***** PLEASE FOLLOW THE ATTACHED INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Verify if vehicles are affected by this quality action using Service Comm or DBS National Service History â Open Campaigns I.D. P3A05 ⢠New vehicles in dealer inventory can also be identified using DBS (Sales-> Vehicle Inventory, and filter by Open Campaign). ï§ Refer to NPSB 15-460 for additional information ⢠Please continue to check newly arriving inventory for campaign applicability. 2. Please do not drive, loan, sell or trade the specific vehicles in dealer inventory subject to this quality action. 3. Use the attached procedure to inspect any vehicles affected by this quality action. 4. Once remedied, dealers should submit the applicable warranty claim for the action performed so it can be closed in Service Comm and release the vehicle for sale. ***** Dealer Responsibility ***** It is the dealerâs responsibility to check Service Comm or DBS National Service History â Open Campaign using the appropriate campaign ID for the inspection status on each affected vehicle currently in new vehicle inventory.
Trouble codes it names: P3A05 all 1 read from the document itself; NHTSA’s summary names none
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P3A05 2023 Armad | Service bulletin | Jun 2, 2023 | 10237838 | PDF, 824 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 14 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 3 of them name Engine — 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.
Battery drain happens and vehicle Will be hard to start or not start at all. New battery was installed and 4 months later, same issue. It has been taken into dealership multiple times and they can never recreate the issue and have found nothing wrong with the vehicle to repair.
2022 Nissan Armada · Engine · filed with NHTSA Oct 29, 2025 · ODI 11696369
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 engine
Source: same model, same component group2 other manufacturer communications filed against the Nissan Armada under the same component group (engine), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| NTB25-063 | Service bulletin | Jan 7, 2026 | VENT CONTROL VALVE IN ACTIVE TEST INOPERATIVE IN CONSULT 4 SERVICE INFORMATION An issue in CONSULT 4 has been identified in “EVAP system clo… |
| NTB25-013 | Service bulletin | Feb 26, 2025 | ECM REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE REQUIRED FOR RES EQUIPPED VEHICLES SERVICE INFORMATION If any of the APPLIED VEHICLES equipped with Remote Engine… |
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 P3A05 2023 Armad 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 P3A05 2023 Armad 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 P3A05 2023 Armad cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 2 model years: 2023 Nissan Armada, 2022 Nissan Armada. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.