The defect
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR OR CAM POSITION SENSOR MAY HAVE AN IMPROPER SOLDER JOINT DUE TO SOLDER DEFORMATION CAUSED BY HEAT STRESS ACCELERATED BY THE EXISTENCE OF FLUX RESIDUE DURING THE SOLDERING PROCESS.
The risk
THIS COULD CAUSE THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON, CREATE A NO START CONDITION, CAUSE REDUCED ENGINE POWER, OR CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CRANK POSITION SENSORS. CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR(S), AND IN SOME CASES, THE VARIABLE TIMING CONTROL SENSOR(S). VEHICLES INVOLVED IN A PREVIOUS RECALL CAMPAIGN, 01V357, ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS NEW CAMPAIGN. THE REPLACEMENT SENSORS USED IN THAT CAMPAIGN ARE ALSO AFFECTED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON DECEMBER 22, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261 OR INFINITI AT 1-800-662-6200.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Infiniti G35 | 2003 |
| Infiniti I35 | 2002, 2003 |
| Infiniti M45 | 2003 |
| Infiniti Q45 | 2002 |
| Nissan 350Z | 2003 |
| Nissan Altima | 2002, 2003 |
| Nissan Maxima | 2002, 2003 |
| Nissan Murano | 2003 |
| Nissan Sentra | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infiniti G35 | 2003 | 533 | 5 |
| Infiniti I35 | 2002 | 70 | 5 |
| Infiniti I35 | 2003 | 93 | 5 |
| Infiniti M45 | 2003 | 129 | 2 |
| Infiniti Q45 | 2002 | 20 | 1 |
| Nissan 350Z | 2003 | 275 | 2 |
| Nissan Altima | 2002 | 1,047 | 5 |
| Nissan Altima | 2003 | 883 | 4 |
| Nissan Maxima | 2002 | 205 | 6 |
| Nissan Maxima | 2003 | 206 | 3 |
| Nissan Murano | 2003 | 800 | 6 |
| Nissan Sentra | 2000 | 171 | 6 |
| Nissan Sentra | 2001 | 236 | 7 |
| Nissan Sentra | 2002 | 304 | 10 |
| Nissan Sentra | 2003 | 180 | 7 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 2003
19 of the 527 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2003 concerned the engine and engine cooling; NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. filed 216 campaigns in all.
| 03V524000 15 Dec 2003 | PIERCE MANUFACTURING |
| 03V511000 10 Dec 2003 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 03V487000 26 Nov 2003 | MOTO GUZZI NORTH AMERICA |
| 03V387000 16 Oct 2003 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A. |
| 03V324000 26 Aug 2003 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 03V306000 22 Aug 2003 | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
| 03V261000 22 Jul 2003 | NEOPLAN USA CORP. |
| 03V240000 1 Jul 2003 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2003