P0965: owner reports and bulletins

Powertrain (generic, all makes). We haven't written the explanation for this code yet. Below is what owners and manufacturers have filed with NHTSA.

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What owners report to NHTSA

12 complaints filed with NHTSA mention P0965, 12 of them since 2015, across 7 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: power train.

Most-reported models

VehicleComplaintsModel years reported
NISSAN ALTIMA52013

Manufacturer service bulletins that name P0965

28 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention P0965, from 5 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • NISSAN KICKS (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021), bulletin 10232664: DTC P0746, P0776, P0841, P0965, P17F0 AND/OR P17F1 STORED IN THE TCM This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
  • NISSAN VERSA (2020, 2018, 2019), bulletin 10179609: DTC P0741/4/6, P0776, P0841, P0965, P2857/8/9, P17F0/1/2/4 AND/OR P285A STORED, AND MAY HAVE HESITATION AND/OR REDUCED POWER This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous…
  • NISSAN VERSA NOTE (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017), bulletin 10172234: 2013-2017 VERSA SEDAN, AND 2014-2017 VERSA NOTE; CVT JUDDER AND/OR P0746/P0965/P17F0/P0846 STORED This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.…
  • NISSAN NV200 TAXI (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017), bulletin 10152521: MIL ON WITH DTC P0776, P1715 AND MAY HAVE HESITATION AND/OR LACK OF POWER This bulletin applies only to vehicles equipped with a CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission). IF YOU CONFIRM The MIL is ON with DTC P0776 (PC S…
  • NISSAN SENTRA (2017), bulletin 10109251: 2017 SENTRA; CVT JUDDER AND/OR P0746/P0965 STORED IF YOU CONFIRM The customer reports a transmission judder (shake, shudder, single or multiple bumps or vibration), hesitation on acceleration, lack of power or RPM flare.…
  • CHEVROLET TRAVERSE (2013), bulletin 10133139: This preliminary informational bulletin provides diagnostic information for DTCs P0965, P2719 and P2728.

Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaint database and manufacturer communications file, snapshots September 2026. A complaint or bulletin that mentions a code is a report about that vehicle, not a statement that the code has one cause.