TSB NTB09099A — Nissan Service bulletin

NTB09099A is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 2 Nissan models, 2004 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. IF YOU CONFIRM A refrigerant leak at a refrigerant pipe/hose joint location. ACTIONS 1. Inspect the metal surfaces of the pipe/hose joint for damage or contamination. NOTE: Do not replace a refrigerant pipe, hose, or other A/C component if an o-ring seal will solve the leak…

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

1Document filed
2Vehicles named
1Model year

Vehicles and model years NTB09099A names

VehicleModel years
Nissan Frontier 2004
Nissan Xterra 2004

Every document filed under NTB09099A

Document IDFiledType
NTB09099A April 18, 2016 Service bulletin
← All Nissan Frontier TSB years TSB lookup by model

Questions buyers ask

What is TSB NTB09099A?

NTB09099A is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Nissan, covering 2 Nissan models across the 2004 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: IF YOU CONFIRM A refrigerant leak at a refrigerant pipe/hose joint location. ACTIONS 1. Inspect the metal surfaces of the pipe/hose joint for damage or contamination. NOTE: Do not replace a refrigerant pipe, hose, or other A/C component if an o-ring seal will solve the leak…

Which vehicles does NTB09099A cover?

NHTSA's file names Nissan Frontier (2004); Nissan Xterra (2004). 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 NTB09099A a recall, and is the repair free?

No. NTB09099A 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 NTB09099A?

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 NTB09099A, 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 NTB09099A. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.