TSB NTB13028A — Nissan Service bulletin

NTB13028A is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 7 Nissan models, 1998–2003 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. SERVICE INFORMATION Windshield "foreign material" that is on the surface of the glass in some cases can be cleaned off with a very particular type and grade of steel wool. * Most any foreign material on the surface of the Windshield can be cleaned off by using #0000 super fine…

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

1Document filed
7Vehicles named
6Model years

Vehicles and model years NTB13028A names

VehicleModel years
Nissan Altima 1999, 2000, 2001
Nissan Frontier 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003
Nissan Maxima 1999, 2000, 2001
Nissan Pathfinder 1999, 2000, 2001
Nissan Quest 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Nissan Sentra 1999, 2000, 2001
Nissan Xterra 2000, 2001, 2003

Every document filed under NTB13028A

Document IDFiledType
NTB13028A November 16, 2015 Service bulletin

What NTB13028A covers

Visibility & wipers — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB NTB13028A?

NTB13028A is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Nissan, covering 7 Nissan models across the 1998–2003 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: SERVICE INFORMATION Windshield "foreign material" that is on the surface of the glass in some cases can be cleaned off with a very particular type and grade of steel wool. * Most any foreign material on the surface of the Windshield can be cleaned off by using #0000 super fine…

Which vehicles does NTB13028A cover?

NHTSA's file names Nissan Altima (1999–2001); Nissan Frontier (1998–2001, 2003); Nissan Maxima (1999–2001); Nissan Pathfinder (1999–2001); Nissan Quest (1999–2002); Nissan Sentra (1999–2001); Nissan Xterra (2000–2001, 2003). 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 NTB13028A a recall, and is the repair free?

No. NTB13028A 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 NTB13028A?

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 NTB13028A, 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 NTB13028A. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.