TSB NTB00033E — Nissan Service bulletin

NTB00033E is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 6 Nissan models, 1990–1999 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. SERVICE INFORMATION - This bulletin is to assist you in responding to customer questions about brake operation, and provides diagnostic and repair information for each item listed, if any should occur. - Most brake incidents fall into the following categories: a. Brake Noise: A…

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

1Document filed
6Vehicles named
10Model years

Vehicles and model years NTB00033E names

VehicleModel years
Nissan Altima 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Nissan Frontier 1998, 1999
Nissan Maxima 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Nissan Pathfinder 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Nissan Quest 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Nissan Sentra 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999

Every document filed under NTB00033E

Document IDFiledType
NTB00033E July 23, 2013 Service bulletin

What NTB00033E covers

Suspension, Wheels & tires, Brakes & stability, Steering — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB NTB00033E?

NTB00033E is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Nissan, covering 6 Nissan models across the 1990–1999 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: SERVICE INFORMATION - This bulletin is to assist you in responding to customer questions about brake operation, and provides diagnostic and repair information for each item listed, if any should occur. - Most brake incidents fall into the following categories: a. Brake Noise: A…

Which vehicles does NTB00033E cover?

NHTSA's file names Nissan Altima (1993–1999); Nissan Frontier (1998–1999); Nissan Maxima (1990–1999); Nissan Pathfinder (1991–1999); Nissan Quest (1993–1999); Nissan Sentra (1991–1999). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB NTB00033E a recall, and is the repair free?

No. NTB00033E is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of NTB00033E?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under NTB00033E, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under NTB00033E. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.