After replacing the battery there is message say the vehicle has been hit in the front and it has not been hit?

2020 NISSAN KICKS
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JTHOMAS99
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My car is reading that it has been hit in the front, but it hasn't. I just got a new battery, and got everything tested that seems to be fine.
Dec 13, 2023 at 2:06 PM
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DR LOOT
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Changing the battery sometimes causes weird things to happen. Try erasing the code and see if it comes back on.
Dec 13, 2023 at 6:31 PM
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Yep, the systems can have a glitch because of the voltage surge, I would disconnect the battery over night to see if that fixes it. If not, we need to do a CAN scan. You can get a CAN scanner (Controller Area Network) which will work on most cars from Amazon.

Here is a video to show you how:


https://youtu.be/u-4syLc-ifQ

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/can-scan-controller-area-network-easy

Please go over these guides and get back to us.
Dec 14, 2023 at 1:30 PM
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