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NHTSANHTSA · Vehicles·Recall number 10V517000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Published October 28, 2010 · Recall initiated: October 28, 2010

What's the hazard

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.

What to do

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.

Recall details

Brand
NISSAN
Model
ARMADA
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Lot
2004 NISSAN ARMADA | 2004 NISSAN TITAN | 2005 INFINITI QX56 | 2004 INFINITI QX56 | 2005 NISSAN ARMADA | 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER | 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER | 2005 NISSAN TITAN | 2005 NISSAN XTERRA | 2006 NISSAN ARMADA | 2006 INFINITI QX56 | 2006 NISSAN TITAN | 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER | 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER | 2006 NISSAN XTERRA
Risk classification
V
Country
US
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