The defect
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 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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Infiniti QX56 | 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| Nissan Armada | 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| Nissan Frontier | 2005, 2006 |
| Nissan Pathfinder | 2005, 2006 |
| Nissan Titan | 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| Nissan Xterra | 2005, 2006 |
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 QX56 | 2004 | 106 | 1 |
| Infiniti QX56 | 2005 | 80 | 3 |
| Infiniti QX56 | 2006 | 79 | 3 |
| Nissan Armada | 2004 | 464 | 1 |
| Nissan Armada | 2005 | 373 | 3 |
| Nissan Armada | 2006 | 266 | 3 |
| Nissan Frontier | 2005 | 532 | 3 |
| Nissan Frontier | 2006 | 617 | 4 |
| Nissan Pathfinder | 2005 | 1,050 | 2 |
| Nissan Pathfinder | 2006 | 837 | 3 |
| Nissan Titan | 2004 | 1,046 | 5 |
| Nissan Titan | 2005 | 891 | 4 |
| Nissan Titan | 2006 | 430 | 5 |
| Nissan Xterra | 2005 | 845 | 3 |
| Nissan Xterra | 2006 | 780 | 3 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 2010
48 of the 647 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2010 concerned the engine and engine cooling; NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. filed 216 campaigns in all.
| 10V631000 20 Dec 2010 | NAVISTAR, INC |
| 10V636000 15 Dec 2010 | ISUZU MANUFACTURING SERVICES OF AMERICA |
| 10V639000 14 Dec 2010 | TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES AMERICA LTD |
| 10V632000 10 Dec 2010 | NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 10V638000 9 Dec 2010 | EXECUTIVE COACH BUILDERS |
| 10V574000 18 Nov 2010 | NAVISTAR, INC |
| 10V576000 18 Nov 2010 | NAVISTAR, INC |
| 10V579000 17 Nov 2010 | VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2010