TSB NTB24-016A — Nissan Service bulletin

NTB24-016A is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Nissan Pathfinder, 2022–2023 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. DTC P161F FOR IMMOBILIZER CODE STORED IN ECM WITH VEHICLE NO-START CONDITION APPLIED VEHICLES: APPLIED DATES: 2022-2023 Pathfinder (R53) Built on or before October 17, 2022 IF YOU CONFIRM The vehicle cranks but will not start, and DTC P161F for “IMMOBILIZER” is stored in the…

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

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
2Model years

Vehicles and model years NTB24-016A names

VehicleModel years
Nissan Pathfinder 2022, 2023

Every document filed under NTB24-016A

Document IDFiledType
NTB24-016A July 19, 2024 Service bulletin

What NTB24-016A covers

Electrical — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB NTB24-016A?

NTB24-016A is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Nissan, covering the Nissan Pathfinder across the 2022–2023 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: DTC P161F FOR IMMOBILIZER CODE STORED IN ECM WITH VEHICLE NO-START CONDITION APPLIED VEHICLES: APPLIED DATES: 2022-2023 Pathfinder (R53) Built on or before October 17, 2022 IF YOU CONFIRM The vehicle cranks but will not start, and DTC P161F for “IMMOBILIZER” is stored in the…

Which vehicles does NTB24-016A cover?

NHTSA's file names Nissan Pathfinder (2022–2023). 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 NTB24-016A a recall, and is the repair free?

No. NTB24-016A 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 NTB24-016A?

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 NTB24-016A, 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 NTB24-016A. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.