Frictions, steels, pan gasket, seals, sealing rings and both filters to rebuild a Jatco JF015E / RE0F11A CVT in the Nissan Sentra, Versa and NV200.
If your 2013-2015 Nissan Sentra, Versa or NV200 flares as it pulls away, slips on takeoff, or will not back up at all, the problem often lives in the small clutch section of the JF015E CVT rather than in the belt. This kit is the soft-parts and clutch side of that repair: friction plates, steel plates, the molded pan gasket, the overhaul gasket and O-ring set, front and side seals, Teflon sealing rings, the pan strainer and the external cartridge filter. Kit references are W197820G, B197880E and W197881E. At 4.8 lb shipping weight it is a clutches-and-seals kit, not a hard-parts kit.
Nissan calls this unit the RE0F11A; Jatco calls it the JF015E, part of its CVT7 family. Unlike the bigger Jatco CVTs, it has a two-speed Ravigneaux planetary gearset behind the pulleys, which Jatco calls the auxiliary gearbox. A low brake holds the sun gear for the reduction range, a high clutch locks the gearset into direct drive, and a reverse brake holds the ring gear for reverse. The step from low brake to high clutch happens near the top of the pulley ratio, which is why the change is hard to feel in Drive but can be felt in manual mode on some models. That step is also where a worn pack shows itself first. The TCM also slips the low brake on purpose at a stop in Drive (idle neutral control), so the low brake sees more heat than its size suggests.
Clutch complaints on this unit are not always clutches. Gears Magazine notes that the flow control valve in the pump and its bore wear at low mileage, and that fine break-in metal makes valves and solenoids stick. Drop the pan first: burnt friction material points to the packs, while a pressure problem with clean magnets points to the pump or valve body. Our CVT slipping under load guide walks through the checks, and the Jatco CVT problems and fixes guide covers the pump and valve body side. If the pump bore is worn, a new JF015E oil pump assembly belongs on the same order.
The listing covers the Jatco JF015E / Nissan RE0F11A in the 2013-2015 Nissan Sentra, Versa and NV200, plus the March, Sunny and Chevrolet Spark sold in other markets. Nissan used larger, unrelated Jatco CVTs in many of the same nameplates, and the Sentra in particular changed units over its generations, so read the code on the case tag before ordering. Clutch counts can vary between builds; count the plates in your packs at teardown and compare. If you are unsure, send us your year and VIN. More parts for this transmission are on our CVT collection page.
If teardown shows hard-part damage, the JF015E pulley bearing kit and the planetary set and drum cover the parts this kit leaves out.
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It fits the Sentra if the transmission is the JF015E / RE0F11A. Check the code on the transmission tag. Nissan used other Jatco CVTs in some Sentra builds, and those take different parts. If you cannot find the tag, send us your year and VIN.
No. This kit has frictions, steels, gaskets, seals, sealing rings and both filters. The belt, pulleys, valve body and bearings are not included, so inspect them at teardown before you order anything else.
Nissan NS-3 CVT fluid. Soak the frictions in it before assembly, fill with it, and set the level with the fluid at temperature using the Nissan check procedure.
Yes. Update the TCM software, run the scan-tool resets, then do the clutch point relearn so the TCM learns the low brake to high clutch change again. Without it, flare and surge complaints often come back.
The reverse brake holds the ring gear for reverse, so a burnt reverse pack is a common cause. Low line pressure from a worn pump flow control valve or a sticking valve body can cause the same symptom, so check pressure and look at the pan debris first.
