TSB PC861 — Nissan Service bulletin

PC861 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Nissan Altima, 2013–2017 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. Halogen Headlamp Voluntary Service Campaign REVISED August 18, 2023 Please discard earlier versions of this bulletin. The announcement from March 2, 2023 has been revised to include the following changes: • Dealer headlamp support by email requests thru…

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

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
5Model years

Vehicles and model years PC861 names

VehicleModel years
Nissan Altima 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

Every document filed under PC861

Document IDFiledType
REVISION 4 PC861 August 18, 2023 Service bulletin

What PC861 covers

Electrical — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB PC861?

PC861 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Nissan, covering the Nissan Altima across the 2013–2017 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Halogen Headlamp Voluntary Service Campaign REVISED August 18, 2023 Please discard earlier versions of this bulletin. The announcement from March 2, 2023 has been revised to include the following changes: • Dealer headlamp support by email requests thru…

Which vehicles does PC861 cover?

NHTSA's file names Nissan Altima (2013–2017). 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 PC861 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. PC861 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 PC861?

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 PC861, 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 PC861. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.