P17F1
12 owner reports and 432 manufacturer filings across 59 model years from Infiniti, Nissan.
Where P17F1 shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Nissan Altima | Power Train | 38 | — | |
| 2017 Nissan Altima | Power Train | 32 | — | |
| 2016 Nissan Maxima | Power Train | 22 | 1 | |
| 2016 Nissan Quest | Power Train | 21 | 2 | |
| 2016 Nissan Pathfinder | Power Train | 21 | 1 | |
| 2017 Nissan Maxima | Power Train | 19 | 2 | |
| 2016 Nissan Murano | Power Train | 21 | — | |
| 2016 Nissan Rogue | Power Train | 18 | 2 | |
| 2017 Nissan Murano | Power Train | 18 | — | |
| 2017 Nissan Pathfinder | Power Train | 18 | — | |
| 2017 Nissan Quest | Power Train | 18 | — | |
| 2018 Nissan Altima | Power Train | 14 | — | |
| 2018 Nissan Maxima | Power Train | 10 | 1 | |
| 2018 Nissan Murano | Power Train | 10 | — | |
| 2018 Nissan Pathfinder | Power Train | 10 | — | |
| 2017 Nissan NV200 | Power Train | 9 | — | |
| 2016 Nissan NV200 | Power Train | 9 | — | |
| 2017 Nissan Rogue | Power Train | 8 | 1 | |
| 2019 Nissan Maxima | Power Train | 8 | — | |
| 2019 Nissan Murano | Power Train | 8 | — | |
| 2019 Nissan Pathfinder | Power Train | 8 | — | |
| 2018 Nissan Rogue | Power Train | 6 | — | |
| 2016 Infiniti QX60 | Power Train | 4 | — | |
| 2021 Nissan Maxima | Power Train | 4 | — | |
| 2020 Nissan Maxima | Power Train | 4 | — |
Showing the 25 model years where P17F1 appears most; it is on file for 59 in total.
A model year appears here because the code is named in its record, not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are mentions in the federal files, not failure rates — nobody publishes the denominator.
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P17F1 by make
The same record, one make at a time: the model years, bulletins and owner reports that name P17F1 on that maker’s vehicles.
What it gets filed under
What owners said
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners’ own words, one per nameplate, scrubbed of anything identifying. These are unverified reports filed with NHTSA — they are what was said, not a finding that it was true.
An OBD-II scan on October 30, 2026 at 67,484 miles recorded stored, pending and permanent codes P17F1 (CVT judder, clutch A hydraulic pressure), P0101 and C1130
The vehicle was taken to a dealer where DTC: P17F1 (Internal CVT failure was retrieved)
On October 25, 2025, Passport Nissan in Alexandria, Virginia diagnosed my 2016 Nissan Rogue with fault code P17F1, which indicates a known CVT transmission failure
I took the car to a Nissan dealership, and they pulled a P17F1 code related to the CVT transmission
The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic who scanned the vehicle and retrieved DTC code: P17F1 (CVT Judder)
432 manufacturer filings name P17F1. Start with what the maker wrote down.
A code names the test that failed, not the part. A bulletin that names it is often a diagnosis someone has already written down — quote its number at the service desk.
Manufacturer filings that name it
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsService bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P17F1.
- NTB17-039R Service bulletin2024-04-18 · Power Train
- DTC P17F0 OR P17F1 STORED IN THE TCM This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Discard all previous versions of this bulletin.
- NTB19-060D Service bulletin2024-02-08 · Power Train
- DTC P17F0, P17F1, P0776, P2813, P1715, AND/OR P0841 STORED IN THE TCM This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
- NTB17-039Q Service bulletin2023-12-15 · Power Train
- CVT JUDDER AND DTC P17F0 OR P17F1 STORED This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Discard all previous versions of this bulletin.
- NTB17-039P Service bulletin2023-05-09 · Power Train
- CVT JUDDER AND DTC P17F0 OR P17F1 STORED This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Discard all previous versions of this bulletin.
- NTB22-021A Service bulletin2023-02-23 · Power Train
- DTC P0746, P0776, P0841, P0965, P17F0 AND/OR P17F1 STORED IN THE TCM This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
- NTB19-060C Service bulletin2023-02-17 · Power Train
- DTC P17F0, P17F1, P0776, P2813, P1715, AND/OR P0841 STORED IN THE TCM This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
What P17F1 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP17F1 is a manufacturer-specific code: the second character is a 1, which under the OBD-II standard hands the definition to whoever built the vehicle. The same code can mean one thing on a Ford and something unrelated on a Hyundai. Any site that prints a single definition for it is guessing.
A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. It is the starting point of a diagnosis, not its conclusion — the same code has several possible causes and the cheap one is not always right.
Common questions about P17F1
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardWhy does this page not define P17F1?
Because it cannot be defined honestly. The second character of a trouble code says who owns its meaning, and a 1 or a 3 hands that to the manufacturer. Sites that print one definition for a manufacturer-specific code are showing you one automaker's meaning and hoping it is yours.
Can I keep driving with P17F1 stored?
Nobody can answer that from the code alone, and a site that does is guessing. A steady light means a fault was logged and the car should be checked soon; a flashing light means a severe misfire — slow down and get it seen as soon as possible, because severe misfire can quickly damage the catalytic converter. The safe read of this page is the mileage and the components, not permission.
Does a code mean the car is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN, and none of them are triggered by a scan tool. If you want to know whether an open recall applies to one specific vehicle, check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls — that is the only source that settles it.
Why do the counts here differ from other sites?
Because these are not estimates. Every number on this page is a count of documents in NHTSA's own files: manufacturer communications that name the code in their filed summary, and owner complaints that name it in the narrative. We do not model, weight or extrapolate them.
Will clearing the code fix it?
Clearing turns the light off and erases the freeze-frame data a technician would have used to work out what happened. If the condition is still there the code returns, usually within a few drive cycles, and the diagnosis now starts from less information than before.