# 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER — ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `1453650` · 2018-03-11 · Nissan North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** NISSAN
- **Model:** PATHFINDER
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Nissan North America, Inc.
- **Component:** ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 162,108
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## 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.
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