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2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER — ENGINE

1 injured · 1453650 · 2018-03-11

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
PATHFINDER
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
162,108
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: OPENS NEW WINDOW TAKES AWAY FROM VIN LOOKUP SECTION> 10V-517 RECALL DATE: OCTOBER 28, 2010 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: PC068 SUMMARY: 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 RISK: THIS COULD CAUSE ENGINE STALLING INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ECM RELAY INSIDE THE IPDM ASSEMBLY.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11078604
Machine
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