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2014–2018 · XTRONIC CVT JUDDER / FAILURE
Nissan Rogue transmission problems
A class-action settlement extended the CVT powertrain warranty on 2014–2018 Rogue to 84 months / 84,000 miles — but only for those model years. Paste a VIN below to see if this Rogue falls inside that window, and which real Nissan TSB applies.
What actually failed
Owners reported a judder or shudder, usually between 40 and 60 mph, tracked by Nissan under diagnostic codes P17F0 and P17F1 — and in enough cases, outright CVT failure. Nissan's response was two separate technical bulletins (a fluid exchange first, a valve-body replacement for the 2018–2019 cars if that doesn't hold) plus the warranty-extension settlement above. None of this shows up in NHTSA's recall catalog — it's a bulletin and a civil settlement, not a safety recall, so you have to know to ask for it by name.
Where this shows up on a CurbSpec sheet
The Rogue family in the reviewed library cites this settlement as a known issue, tiered as a manufacturer bulletin, not a live guess:
Frequently asked
- What's actually wrong with the Rogue's CVT?
- 2014–2018 Rogue (and 2015–2018 Pathfinder, 2015–2018 Infiniti QX60) use a JATCO XTRONIC CVT with widespread documented reports of judder — a shudder or vibration typically between 40 and 60 mph — and, in enough cases to trigger a class action, premature transmission failure. Nissan tracks the judder complaint under diagnostic codes P17F0 and P17F1.
- Is there a real Nissan TSB for this, or is it just owner complaints?
- Both. Nissan's own TSB NTB16-052a calls for a CVT fluid exchange as the first-line fix for judder, and acknowledges that full CVT replacement is the correct remedy when the fluid exchange doesn't hold. A later bulletin, NTB19-076A, targets valve-body replacement specifically on 2018–2019 Rogue judder complaints. Two different documents, two different fixes — worth knowing which one a shop is actually following.
- What did the class-action settlement actually change?
- The consolidated Stringer v. Nissan settlement (final court approval 2022, warranty extension implemented June 1, 2022) extended the CVT powertrain warranty on 2014–2018 Rogue to 84 months / 84,000 miles, covering internal CVT components, the control valve body, torque converter, cooler kit, and TCM reprogramming.
- Does the extension cover a 2019 or 2020 Rogue?
- No. The settlement's cutoff is model year 2018, even though 2019–2020 Rogue is the same 2nd-generation platform and CVT family. If you're looking at a 2019+ Rogue, this specific settlement doesn't apply — don't assume it does just because the transmission looks the same on paper.
- How do I know if a specific VIN's warranty has already run out?
- The 84-month clock runs from the original in-service date, not from today, so most 2014–2018 Rogues sold new have already used up most or all of that window by now. The only way to know for sure on a specific VIN is to ask a Nissan dealer to look it up. Paste the VIN into CurbSpec first and it'll flag the issue with its source so you know exactly what to ask about.