NHTSA Campaign Number

10V517000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Defect Description

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.

Safety Consequence

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

Remedy

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.

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Affected Vehicles (12)

Year	Make	Model
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

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Affected Models

Nissan Armada Nissan Frontier Nissan Pathfinder Nissan Titan Nissan Xterra

Affected Years

2006 2005 2004

This recall information is from NHTSA campaign 10V517000. This site is not affiliated with NHTSA. Contact your dealer or call NHTSA's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 for more information.