Nissan bulletin PMA40
What it says*****Dealer Announcement***** Nissan is committed to a high level of customer service and satisfaction. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Nissan filed this with NHTSA as a manufacturer communication dated Nov 8, 2024, received Jan 3, 2025, about the engine. It names 2 model years (2025). A manufacturer communication 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 communication*****Dealer Announcement***** Nissan is committed to a high level of customer service and satisfaction. This commitment requires Nissan to periodically place certain vehicles on temporary Quality Assurance (QA) Hold to ensure that these vehicles, as delivered to our customers, meet our exacting standards and our customers’ expectations. Effective immediately, Nissan is placing a temporary Quality Assurance Hold on certain specific 2025 Nissan Kicks & Sentra vehicles while Nissan investigates a potential quality concern with the Engine Cylinder Block. 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***** 1. Please do not retail the specific vehicles in dealer inventory subject to this quality hold. In order for Nissan customers to have the best experience, please discontinue test drives in the affected vehicles. 2. Nissan is currently investigating a potential quality concern regarding the Engine Cylinder Block. Additional information on next steps will be provided as soon as possible. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. Total Customer Satisfaction
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMA40 | Other | Nov 8, 2024 | 11012287 | PDF, 73 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 74 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 4 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.
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 group7 other manufacturer communications filed against these Nissan models under the same component group (engine), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| NTB26-019 | Service bulletin | Apr 15, 2026 | MIL ON WITH DTC P0181 STORED IN THE ECM IF YOU CONFIRM The customer states the MIL is ON but the vehicle does not have any drivability conce… |
| 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… |
| NTB25-025 | Service bulletin | May 15, 2025 | SERVICE INFORMATION FOR DTC B2F70-01 AND/OR B2F70-02 STORED IN THE ECM SERVICE INFORMATION If either DTC B2F70-01 and/or B2F70-02 for “STOP… |
| 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… |
| NTB25-005 | Service bulletin | Jan 13, 2025 | SERVICE INFORMATION If one of the APPLIED VEHICLES has DTC P2100 for “ETC MOT PWR-B1” or P2101 for “ETC FNCTN/CIRC-B1” stored in the Engine… |
| JD01A | Service bulletin | Sep 4, 2024 | ENGINE SUPPORT TOOLS APPLIED VEHICLES: 2020-2024 Sentra (B18) SERVICE INFORMATION A new Engine Support Bracket is now available to allow the… |
| NTB22-105B | Service bulletin | Jan 10, 2024 | REDUCED POWER AFTER COLD START AT BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. P… |
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 PMA40 a recall?
No. A manufacturer communication 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 PMA40 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 PMA40 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 2 model years: 2025 Nissan Kicks, 2025 Nissan Sentra. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.