NISSAN FRONTIER 2006: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 10V517000
| Make | Model | Year |
|---|---|---|
| NISSAN | FRONTIER | 2006 |
| Date Owners Notified | Date Received by ODI | Date Added to Database |
| 2010-12-06 | 2010-10-28 | 2010-10-28 |
Production Dates: 2004-08-05 - 2006-06-15
Manufacturers Involved: Nissan North America, Inc.
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Potential Number Of Units Affected: 747480
Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report
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.
THIS COULD CAUSE ENGINE STALLING INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
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 HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .
