P17F1 on Nissan vehicles
P17F1 is named on 54 Nissan model years (2016–2023): 422 manufacturer filings and 10 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Altima, Maxima, Quest, Pathfinder, Murano and 7 more.
Which Nissan model years name P17F1
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaintsA model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.
What Nissan owners said
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners’ own words, scrubbed of anything identifying. Unverified reports filed with NHTSA — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
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)
Nissan filings that name P17F1
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Nissan filed with NHTSA whose summary names P17F1. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- NTB16-085 Service bulletin2016-08-25 · Power Train — Automatic Transmission
- "ENHANCED DIAGNOSTIC LOGIC FOR CVT PATHFINDER AND ALTIMA WITH V6 ENGINE ONLY IF YOU CONFIRM THE CUSTOMER REPORTS A TRANSMISSION JUDDER (SHAKE, SHUDDER, SINGLE OR MULTIPLE BUMPS OR VIBRATION). NOTE: A NEW DIAGNOSTIC LOGIC HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO ENHANCE THE DIAGNOSTIC PROCESS BY STORING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) ON APPLIED VEHICLES. THE NEW DTCS ARE: P17F1 (CVT_JUDDER [C/U INSPECTIO
- NTB15-015g Service bulletin2017-03-31 · Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
- PATHFINDER, QUEST, MURANO, MAXIMA, ALTIMA V6; CVT JUDDER AND DTC P17F0 OR P17F1 STORED This bulletin has been amended to add applied vehicles and change the Parts Information. No other changes have been made. Please discard all previous versions of this bulletin.
- NTB15-015h Service bulletin2017-04-27 · Power Train — Automatic Transmission
- PATHFINDER, QUEST, MURANO, MAXIMA, ALTIMA V6; CVT JUDDER AND DTC P17F0 OR P17F1 STORED This bulletin has been amended to remove 2013-2014 Pathfinder from applied vehicles. No other changes have been made. Please discard all previous versions of this bulletin.
- NTB16-110D Service bulletin2017-08-30 · Engine
- 2015-2017 ALTIMA; 4 CYLINDER WITH DTC P0776 AND/OR JUDDER WITH P17F0 OR P17F1 STORED This bulletin applies only to Altima vehicles equipped with a 4-cylinder engine. This bulletin has been amended to change the If You Confirm, Repair Flow Chart information and Figures 10G, 3I and 4I. No other changes have been made. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
- NTB15-084c Service bulletin2017-04-18 · Power Train — Automatic Transmission
- 2013-2016 ALTIMA AND 2014-2016 ROGUE; CVT JUDDER AND DTC P17F0 OR P17F1 STORED This bulletin does not apply to Rogue Select or Altima with 6-cylinder engine. This bulletin has been amended. The PARTS INFORMATION section has been revised. No other changes have been made. Please discard all previous versions of this bulletin.
- NTB15-084D Service bulletin2017-08-29 · Engine
- 2013-2014 ALTIMA AND 2014-2016 ROGUE; CVT JUDDER AND DTC P17F0 OR P17F1 STORED This bulletin applies only to Altima vehicles equipped with a 4-cylinder engine. This bulletin has been amended to change the Applied Vehicles. No other changes have been made. Please discard all previous versions of this bulletin.
- NTB16-110e Service bulletin2017-10-16 · Electrical System — Software
- 2015-2017 ALTIMA AND 2014-2016 ROGUE; 4 CYLINDER WITH DTC P0776 AND/OR JUDDER WITH P17F0 OR P17F1 STORED This bulletin applies to Altima vehicles equipped with a 4-cylinder engine only. This bulletin has changed. You must read the entire bulletin to properly perform this repair. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
- NTB17-039c Service bulletin2017-10-11 · Equipment — Other — Owners/Service/Other Manual
- PATHFINDER, ALTIMA, MAXIMA, MURANO; CVT JUDDER AND DTC P17F0 OR P17F1 STORED This bulletin applies to Altima vehicles equipped with a V6 engine only. This bulletin has changed. You must read the entire bulletin to properly perform this repair. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
- NTB15-015i Service bulletin2017-10-11 · Power Train
- 2015 ? 2017 QUEST; CVT JUDDER AND DTC P17F0 OR P17F1 STORED IF YOU CONFIRM: The customer reports a transmission judder (shake, shudder, single or multiple bumps or vibration), AND One of these DTCs is stored: - P17F0 (CVT_JUDDER (T/M INSPECTION)) - P17F1 (CVT_JUDDER (C/U INSPECTION)) NOTE: - If a transmission judder (as described above) is not reported, this bulletin does not
- NTB19-076 Service bulletin2019-10-08 · Power Train
- 2018 ALTIMA AND ROGUE; DTC P17F0, P17F1, P0776, P2813, P1715, AND/OR P0841 STORED IF YOU CONFIRM One or more of the following DTCs are stored: P0776, P2813, P0841, P17F0, P17F1, P1715 HINT: ï· - If DTCs other than those listed above are stored, this bulletin does not apply. ï· - If the customer states the engine stalled while going from 'P' or 'N' range to 'R' or 'D' range, this bulleti
- NTB17-039i Service bulletin2020-03-11 · Power Train
- PATHFINDER, ALTIMA, MAXIMA, MURANO AND QUEST; 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.
- NTB17-039j Service bulletin2020-03-25 · Power Train
- PATHFINDER, ALTIMA, MAXIMA, MURANO AND QUEST; 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.
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. The record above is what Nissan and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardIs P17F1 a known problem on Nissan vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 422 manufacturer filings and 10 owner reports naming P17F1 on 54 Nissan model years (2016–2023). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.
Which Nissan models does P17F1 appear on most?
2016 Altima (38 documents), 2017 Altima (32 documents), 2016 Maxima (23 documents).
Does P17F1 on a Nissan mean it is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.