TSB NTB23-081C — Nissan Service campaign

NTB23-081C is a service campaign on file with NHTSA for 3 Nissan models, 2005–2013 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. VOLUNTARY SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN 2005-2013 FRONTIER, PATHFINDER, AND XTERRA; DRIVER AIR BAG COVER CAMPAIGN ID #: PC945 and PC948 APPLIED VEHICLES: 2005-2013 Frontier (D40) 2005-2012 Pathfinder (R51) 2005-2013 Xterra (N50) Check Service COMM or Dealer Business Systems (DBS)…

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

1Document filed
3Vehicles named
9Model years

Worth checking your VIN against. NTB23-081C is filed as a service campaign, which unlike an ordinary bulletin can mean free or reimbursed work when a vehicle qualifies. Ask a dealer using the document ID below, and check open recalls separately at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Vehicles and model years NTB23-081C names

VehicleModel years
Nissan Frontier 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Nissan Pathfinder 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Nissan Xterra 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

Every document filed under NTB23-081C

Document IDFiledType
NTB23-081C July 8, 2024 Service campaign

What NTB23-081C covers

Airbags — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB NTB23-081C?

NTB23-081C is a service campaign filed with NHTSA by Nissan, covering 3 Nissan models across the 2005–2013 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: VOLUNTARY SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN 2005-2013 FRONTIER, PATHFINDER, AND XTERRA; DRIVER AIR BAG COVER CAMPAIGN ID #: PC945 and PC948 APPLIED VEHICLES: 2005-2013 Frontier (D40) 2005-2012 Pathfinder (R51) 2005-2013 Xterra (N50) Check Service COMM or Dealer Business Systems (DBS)…

Which vehicles does NTB23-081C cover?

NHTSA's file names Nissan Frontier (2005–2013); Nissan Pathfinder (2005–2012); Nissan Xterra (2005–2013). 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 NTB23-081C a recall, and is the repair free?

NTB23-081C is filed as a service campaign, not a recall — but this is the kind of communication that can mean free or reimbursed work if your VIN qualifies. Take the number to a dealer and ask. Recalls are separate and always free; check yours by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

How do I get the full text of NTB23-081C?

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 NTB23-081C, 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 NTB23-081C. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.