NHTSA safety recall

Recall 10V517000

Engine And Engine Cooling — Infiniti, Nissan · reported 28 Oct 2010 · 747,480 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2006 ARMADA, TITAN, INFINITI QX56 AND MODEL YEAR 2005-2006 FRONTIER, PATHFINDER AND XTERRA VEHICLES. THE INTELLIGENT POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE (IPDM) ASSEMBLY CONTAINS AN ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) RELAY THAT HAS A DIODE FOR ELECTRICAL CURRENT NOISE REDUCTION. THE ECM RELAY MAY ALLOW SILICON VAPOR TO FORM AND, OVER TIME, THE SILICON EVAPORATES FROM THE DIODE MOLDING WHICH CAUSES SILICON OXIDE TO DEVELOP ON THE ECM RELAY CONTACT DUE TO ARCING.

The risk

THIS COULD CAUSE ENGINE STALLING INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

The fix

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ECM RELAY INSIDE THE IPDM ASSEMBLY. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 6, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

NHTSA campaign
10V517000
Filed by
Nissan North America, Inc.
Report received
28 Oct 2010
Owners notified
6 Dec 2010
Potentially affected
747,480

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2004 Infiniti Qx56 2005 Infiniti Qx56 2006 Infiniti Qx56 2004 Nissan Armada 2005 Nissan Armada 2006 Nissan Armada 2005 Nissan Frontier 2006 Nissan Frontier 2005 Nissan Pathfinder 2006 Nissan Pathfinder 2004 Nissan Titan 2005 Nissan Titan 2006 Nissan Titan 2005 Nissan Xterra 2006 Nissan Xterra

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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