Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ||||||||||||||||
| 06V459000 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | from 07/23/2003 to 08/21/2006 | V (Vehicle) | 96500 | 02/19/2007 | MFR | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 11/30/2006 | 11/30/2006 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain king cab trucks, the wires in the harness were routed through the rear doors and into the body. these wires may break due to over bending of the harness as the door is opened and closed. the harness contains wires for the driver seat belt pretensioner and for the front passenger seat belt which is part of the occupant classification system. wires for the rear audio speakers are also contained n the harness. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the wires for the seat belts and speaker wires break and make contact, there is a possibility that the pretensioner may deploy. if this happens when the seat belt is retracted, it will not be possible to use the seat belt. if one of the wires on the right side harness for the seat belt tension sensor breaks, the passenger side front air bag will not deploy as designed in a frontal collision increasing the risk of a crash and personal injury. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the wire harness cover with a different type that prevents over bending of the harness and the harness will be rerouted free of charge. the recall began on february 19, 2007. owners may contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| NTB-09-030 | 04/06/2009 | 10030165 | Nissan: the 12 volt battery is an important part of the vehicle electrical system and is required to stay connected when the engine is running. to prevent damage to vehicle electronic components follow the instructions/cautions. no mod | 08/12/2009 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||||
| NTB-09-030 | 04/06/2009 | 10030165 | Nissan: the 12 volt battery is an important part of the vehicle electrical system and is required to stay connected when the engine is running. to prevent damage to vehicle electronic components follow the instructions/cautions. no mod | 08/12/2009 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY - CABLES | |||||
| NTB-09-030 | 04/06/2009 | 10030165 | Nissan: the 12 volt battery is an important part of the vehicle electrical system and is required to stay connected when the engine is running. to prevent damage to vehicle electronic components follow the instructions/cautions. no mod | 08/12/2009 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
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| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | ||||||
| PE08037 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 05/30/2008 | 08/25/2008 | ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE | 08V284000 | |
| On may 30, 2008, the office of defects investigation (odi) opened a preliminary evaluation based on consumer complaints alleging that smoke and/or fire erupted in the engine compartment of model year (my) 2005-2006 nissan armada and titan vehicles.by letter dated june 24, 2008, nissan notified the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) that it will conduct a safety recall (nhtsa #08v284) for my2005-2006 nissan titan, armada and infiniti qx56 vehicles manufactured from march 17, 2005 to august 21, 2006 that are equipped with a 90-watt air conditioning condenser fan.the recall involves approximately 180,664 vehicles.this also includes approximately 5,689 subject condenser fans, some of which may have been installed in my2004 and pre-march 17, 2005 my nissan titan, armada or infiniti qx56 vehicles as a service replacement part.nissan dealers will install a special thermal protector kit on existing fans that will eliminate the potential for a fire to occur.nissan north america, inc. (nissan) informed odi that the 90-watt air conditioning condenser fan was manufactured out-of-specification allowing for excessive water intrusion and inadequate drainage of moisture that may accumulate in the motor as a result of water intrusion or condensation.if sufficient moisture accumulates in the motor without adequate drainage, corrosion may occur.the corrosion can cause an increase in internal friction and an increase in the electrical current draw, resulting in an increase in the temperature of the motor that could melt its wiring insulation and other plastic components and form a gas.if two wires without insulation touch each other and create a spark, this gas could ignite and result in a fire.the action taken by nissan is sufficient to resolve the issue raised by this investigation.accordingly, this investigation is closed. | ||||||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | ||||||
| PE08037 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 05/30/2008 | 08/25/2008 | ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE | 08V284000 | |
| On may 30, 2008, the office of defects investigation (odi) opened a preliminary evaluation based on consumer complaints alleging that smoke and/or fire erupted in the engine compartment of model year (my) 2005-2006 nissan armada and titan vehicles.by letter dated june 24, 2008, nissan notified the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) that it will conduct a safety recall (nhtsa #08v284) for my2005-2006 nissan titan, armada and infiniti qx56 vehicles manufactured from march 17, 2005 to august 21, 2006 that are equipped with a 90-watt air conditioning condenser fan.the recall involves approximately 180,664 vehicles.this also includes approximately 5,689 subject condenser fans, some of which may have been installed in my2004 and pre-march 17, 2005 my nissan titan, armada or infiniti qx56 vehicles as a service replacement part.nissan dealers will install a special thermal protector kit on existing fans that will eliminate the potential for a fire to occur.nissan north america, inc. (nissan) informed odi that the 90-watt air conditioning condenser fan was manufactured out-of-specification allowing for excessive water intrusion and inadequate drainage of moisture that may accumulate in the motor as a result of water intrusion or condensation.if sufficient moisture accumulates in the motor without adequate drainage, corrosion may occur.the corrosion can cause an increase in internal friction and an increase in the electrical current draw, resulting in an increase in the temperature of the motor that could melt its wiring insulation and other plastic components and form a gas.if two wires without insulation touch each other and create a spark, this gas could ignite and result in a fire.the action taken by nissan is sufficient to resolve the issue raised by this investigation.accordingly, this investigation is closed. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 04/12/2012 | 92450 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 nissan titan. the contact stated the harness is broken between on the rear driver side door. the dealer was notified of the problem. the vehicle has not been repaired. the failure mileage was 92,450 and the current mileage 92,850. da | |||
| 04/12/2012 | 92450 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 nissan titan. the contact stated the harness is broken between on the rear driver side door. the dealer was notified of the problem. the vehicle has not been repaired. the failure mileage was 92,450 and the current mileage 92,850. dt | |||
| 09/01/2011 | 120000 | ||
| Catalytic converter went out & needed to be replaced in order to pass a smog! $2400 to fix and the mechanic said there was nothing left of the honeycomb inside when there should be!! recall needs to be issued!! | |||
| 10/27/2011 | 94000 | ||
| Traveling in heavy morning traffic and the vehicle simply quit in the midst of hundreds of vehicles. it would not fully restart but would only rough idle a time or two. vehicle had to be towed and it was determined that the ipdm/ecm had failed. the parts were replaced and as soon as i began leave the repair facility the service engine soon light came on. it was determined that one of the catalytic converters had failed...due to raw fuel being dumped into it as result of the failure of the ipdm/ecm. a few days later, as i was researching catalytic converters online, i came across a nissan recall - nhtsa campaign id 10v517000 and realized that this was the exact situation but that i had not received notice of said recall. i contacted nissan regarding this situation and reimbursement for the repairs and they advised that i'd have to take the vehicle to one of their dealers for inspection before they'd consider reimbursing. i did so and they did reimburse for the ipdm/ecm repairs. however, when i asked about the catalytic converter failure...which was an immediate result of the ipdm/ecm failure, the dealer (and nissan consumer affairs) indicated that i'd have to get an estimate & restart the process. while doing so, i learned of numerous examples of this very same thing happening when ipdm/ecm fails & dumps raw fuel into the catalytic converter. so, i obtained the estimate from a nissan dealer and recontacted nissan consumer affairs and began the process again. in the meantime, i did learn that it is not safe to drive a vehicle with a damaged converter as it can cause the engine to fail...thereby causing a dangerous situation on the road...for myself and others. nissan has now refused to pay to repair the catalytic converter which was damaged by the failure of their recalled part...and i am wondering if your office can help me in this particular situation. | |||
| 12/02/2010 | |||
| I own a 4x4 loaded 2006 titan le which is my primary family vehicle. around 80k, ecm module went out causing car to stall out and lose all power in the middle of traffic (with my kids). lucky not to be nailed by an on-coming car, i had the car towed to the dealership and module was replaced due to recall. one week later while vacationing in the mountains the battery randomly fried, we replaced it. however immediately following, the anti-theft alarm would randomly sound off, the dvd player wouldn't work (hasn't worked since), the sunroof was malfunctioning and wouldn't open and close properly. once we returned, the dealership couldn't find anything wrong (except the dvd player, which no one could explain). about two weeks later the check engine light came on and we found that the first catalytic converter on the passenger side had blown..followed not long after by cracked exhaust manifolds and the drivers side catalytic converter bad..dealership wants $3000 just for the catalytic converters!!! i should not be responsible for the cost of replacement! this clearly is a manufacturers defect and not a isolated case, nissan must do something about this! i hear rumors of a class action...it is a huge safety hazard!! i'm hoping they do the right thing and just fix it, without having to get lawyers involved. | |||
| 08/12/2011 | 136000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 nissan titan. the contact stated while driving 30 mph the vehicle stalled. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who stated that the problem might had been caused by a defective fuel filter or battery. as a precaution the contact replaced both parts. the repair did not correct the failure. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who referred him to the dealer to have the vehicle inspected. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 136,000. rvk | |||
| 03/21/2011 | 36000 | ||
| Nissan titan (36k miles), 2006 model. the abs control module went bad causing the car speedometer to quit working as well as the cars transmission to jump into and out of gear while on the road. caused the car to slow dramatically on the interstate and could cause a crash. i brought the car into nissan at rivergate in tn (thinking this was being casued by the current recall tied to the emc, engine control module) and they told me it was the abs control module and it would cost $1,500 to repair, where the emc costs $2 to repair. makes me wonder if nissan correctly identified thier current issue with the cars electronic controls, or maybe that they've chosen to tie the recall to a cheap componet and allow the dealer to then jig the consumer for the higher priced component. in either case, i feel this is a safety issue. | |||
| 03/08/2006 | 26383 | ||
| Recall id # 08v284000 - equipment:electrical:air conditioner recall date:jun 27, 2008 component:equipment:electrical:air conditioner model affected:titan units affected: 180664 recall details recall id # 10v074000 - fuel system, other:storage:fuel gauge system recall date:mar 03, 2010 component:fuel system, other:storage:fuel gauge system model affected:titan units affected: 340000 recall details recall id # 10v517000 - engine and engine cooling recall date:oct 28, 2010 component:engine and engine cooling model affected:titan units affected: 747480 recall details recall id # 10e019000 - suspension:front:control arm:lower arm recall date:may 20, 2010 component:suspension:front:control arm:lower arm model affected:titan units affected: 1873 recall details recall id # 06v064000 - latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch recall date:mar 08, 2006 component:latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch model affected:titan units affected: 427 recall details recall id # 07e046000 - equipment recall date:jul 03, 2007 component:equipment model affected:titan units affected: 3500 recall details recall id # 06v459000 - electrical system recall date:nov 30, 2006 component:electrical system model affected:titan units affected: 96500 recall details i have owned the vehicle since 7/2007 and only recieved 3 of these recall letters. so of these issues are just now popping. only 2 of the issues have been taken care of. per the dealership i would be contacted and have not received any calls to get these matters taken care of. i feel this vehicle is unsafe since the issues have not be addressed. | |||
| 12/22/2009 | 68000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 nissan titan. while driving approximately 55 mph when the tire pressure light illuminated on the dash board. the contact had just purchased the vehicle and took the vehicle back to dealer where the technicians repaired the vehicle and the light turned off. after leaving the dealer the light illuminated again. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the technicians stated the tire pressure sensors needed to be replaced and the contact would have to cover the costs of repair. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 68,000. ds | |||
| 01/04/2010 | 30073 | ||
| I own a crew cab le. check engine light came on 2 months after ipdm was replaced. i took it to nissan dealer and they did a diagnostic. they recommended to replace mass air flow sensor and recheck. the part is $273.38 and it is not covered by the warranty. the truck had 30,000 miles at the time of diagnostic. i paid out of pocket to replace part. | |||
| 09/08/2009 | 27805 | ||
| The truck stalled while driving on the road once. it also stalled at start up when i got home and 2 more times the following day and at the dealership during the drop. the dealer replaced ipdm because it was only 1 month passed the warranty but under 36,000 warranty. | |||
| 01/04/2010 | 30073 | ||
| I own a crew cab le. check engine light came on 2 months after ipdm was replaced. i took it to nissan dealer and they did a diagnostic. they recommended to replace mass air flow sensor and recheck. the part is $273.38 and it is not covered by the warranty. the truck had 30,000 miles at the time of diagnostic. i paid out of pocket to replace part. | |||
| 09/08/2009 | 27805 | ||
| The truck stalled while driving on the road once. it also stalled at start up when i got home and 2 more times the following day and at the dealership during the drop. the dealer replaced ipdm because it was only 1 month passed the warranty but under 36,000 warranty. | |||
| 01/04/2010 | 30073 | ||
| I own a crew cab le. check engine light came on 2 months after ipdm was replaced. i took it to nissan dealer and they did a diagnostic. they recommended to replace mass air flow sensor and recheck. the part is $273.38 and it is not covered by the warranty. the truck had 30,000 miles at the time of diagnostic. i paid out of pocket to replace part. | |||
| 09/08/2009 | 27805 | ||
| The truck stalled while driving on the road once. it also stalled at start up when i got home and 2 more times the following day and at the dealership during the drop. the dealer replaced ipdm because it was only 1 month passed the warranty but under 36,000 warranty. | |||
| 01/04/2010 | 30073 | ||
| I own a crew cab le. check engine light came on 2 months after ipdm was replaced. i took it to nissan dealer and they did a diagnostic. they recommended to replace mass air flow sensor and recheck. the part is $273.38 and it is not covered by the warranty. the truck had 30,000 miles at the time of diagnostic. i paid out of pocket to replace part. | |||
| 09/08/2009 | 27805 | ||
| The truck stalled while driving on the road once. it also stalled at start up when i got home and 2 more times the following day and at the dealership during the drop. the dealer replaced ipdm because it was only 1 month passed the warranty but under 36,000 warranty. | |||
| 01/04/2010 | 30073 | ||
| I own a crew cab le. check engine light came on 2 months after ipdm was replaced. i took it to nissan dealer and they did a diagnostic. they recommended to replace mass air flow sensor and recheck. the part is $273.38 and it is not covered by the warranty. the truck had 30,000 miles at the time of diagnostic. i paid out of pocket to replace part. | |||
| 09/08/2009 | 27805 | ||
| The truck stalled while driving on the road once. it also stalled at start up when i got home and 2 more times the following day and at the dealership during the drop. the dealer replaced ipdm because it was only 1 month passed the warranty but under 36,000 warranty. | |||
| 01/04/2010 | 30073 | ||
| I own a crew cab le. check engine light came on 2 months after ipdm was replaced. i took it to nissan dealer and they did a diagnostic. they recommended to replace mass air flow sensor and recheck. the part is $273.38 and it is not covered by the warranty. the truck had 30,000 miles at the time of diagnostic. i paid out of pocket to replace part. | |||
| 09/08/2009 | 27805 | ||
| The truck stalled while driving on the road once. it also stalled at start up when i got home and 2 more times the following day and at the dealership during the drop. the dealer replaced ipdm because it was only 1 month passed the warranty but under 36,000 warranty. | |||
| 10/23/2010 | 63000 | ||
| Ipdm component failed. caused 2006 nissan titan to die 6 times in a 2 mile journey. lost power steering, could not safely complete a turn, had to drive into a wooded roadside to avoid hitting an on-coming car. once at a repair station, they could not get vehicle to start and i had to have the vehicle towed to dealership for repairs. could have cost me more... if the engine were over cranked it could damage the catalytic converter according to the mechanic at the dealership. scary experience to have with my kids in the car. | |||
| 08/26/2010 | 58000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 nissan titan. the contact stated that the wiring harness became broken on the driver side. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership and the dealer agreed to repair it according to recall 06v459000 (electrical system). the contact was concerned because the recall covered the driver side harness but not the passenger side which was slowly deteriorating. the dealer would not agree to replace the passenger side harness. the contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. the current mileage was approximately 59,000. the failure mileage was approximately 58,000-bk | |||
| 04/02/2010 | 72000 | ||
| Truck stalls with no warning about once a day. the latest incident on the freeway. lucky to be alive. nissan replaced the ipdm at a cost of $600 . | |||
| 12/12/2009 | 60000 | 1 | |
| On nissan titan 2006 lights wiring harness, may cause a fire. *tr | |||
| 12/10/2008 | 72000 | 1 | |
| Nhtsa campaign id number: 06v459000 i was told that this recall does not apply to my vehicle, but i do have this problem, and i do have the vehicle mentioned. i was told by nissan and the dealership that my vehicle's vin is not part of the campaign. *tr | |||
| 10/12/2007 | 20000 | 1 | |
| Cv valves causing engine to shut down also reported motor problems at 20,000 miles and replaced motor at 50,000 and electrical and air conditioner problems with a recall on the clutch fans and now leaking fluids and overheating occurs often and occasionally transmission has difficulty shifting into drive and while in drive unable to down shift manually the features for manual shifting are not working also gauges such as brake ,check engine,air pressure lights are always on no way to turn these warning lights off cigarette lighters have never worked and when engine is shut down and no key is in the ignition the gauges flick rapidly on the speedometer, fuel,tac odem, a loud clicking is heard for minutes sounding from the engine at the time the gauges flick, also the ex-cab doors are broken the locks was told the truck was on of the trucks bought from louisiana after hurriciane katrina and was sent form norman, okla to mcalester, okla to brad fenton motors i purchased this truck in 06 with less then 400 miles and i've had a number of problems and repairs and continue to have new problems and have yet to receive a letter from the manufacture about the electrical and fan and air conditioning recalls on the 06 nissan titans that was recalled in august 2008 this is very upsetting and a sellsman at a nissan dealership informed me about 500 titans purchased very cheap all brand new vehicles said to been sent to parts of oklahoma and these trucks were said to be fixed for water damage and any repairs needend to theses trucks these trucks were bought after being sumerged in water and minor repairs were made and then these trucks were sold as brand new without any knowledge about water damages and sold very expensive with out any discount. i am wanting to know if my titan was purchased during hurricane katrina and what dealership it was bought from originally before it was delivered to me at the time of purchase i want to know all recalls and car fax and any reports made . *tr | |||
| 12/30/2006 | 5590 | 15 | 09/13/2006 |
| I drive daily on unlit roads, and this problem frequently occurs. my 2006 nissan titan's air conditioning/heating controls response to change is slow with headlights on (10-15 seconds to move from floor to defrost), causing a safety problem when needing to defrost at night. nissan indicated this safety problem is the result of poor design for titans since the engineers chose to use the variable voltage from the instrument panel light rheostat to power the hvac controls. this 15 second delay causes a safety problem since when driving at night since the driver may be unaware that the windshield is fogged until oncoming traffic comes into view. when switching between modes (in this case, heat to defrost), by the time air begins to blow over the windshield, the truck has traveled 1100 feet without me being able to see the road (at 50 mph). this has made me run off the road, or nearly run off the road, numerous times (at least 10 that i remember). the only other option is to turn the instrument panels to full bright which blinds me during nighttime driving (just as unacceptable as a fogged windshield). nissan currently has no repair for this malfunction. *nm | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| 08/26/2007 | 1 | 09/19/2006 | |
| 2006 nissan titan battery died while driving. customer stated that he had no prior indications before the failure. he asked to be reimbursed for the battery . *kb the consumer stated a battery should last more than 11 months. *jb | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | |||
| 01/30/2010 | 34100 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan titan. the driver noticed that there were fuses missing in the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer; however, no repairs were made. the failure mileage was 34,100 and the current mileage was 35,000. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - INSTRUMENT PANEL | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 6 | ||
| 2006 nissan titan. consumer states several problems with vehicle and recall issues *tgw the consumer stated the brake booster was defective and has not worked properly, since the vehicle was purchased. it would take extreme force to stop the vehicle. the fuel level sending unit, air conditioning condenser fan motor, engine control module relay, instrument panel fuel gauge all malfunctioned. also, the lower control links that attached to the chassis mounting failed. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 04/16/2007 | 7552 | 1 | 08/01/2006 |
| On april 16, 2007 thenissan titan' driver side rear door caught on fire. there was nothing in the door pocket that could have ignited, just a bottle of water, and the keys were out of the ignition. the fire appeared to have started around the speaker area and spread to the rest of the door panel. i got the fire put out before it spread to the rest of the truck, but the rear seat and door were destroyed. *ak | |||
| 01/15/2006 | 1500 | 1 | 12/16/2005 |
| The vdc [vehicle dynamic control] kept shutting off. this is a safety feature to regulate motion and speed of the 4 wheels. the vdc would not turn back on with the vdc dash button. the dealer stated the rear differential bearings had failed and the titan was unsafe to drive. it's been at the dealer waiting for a new rear differential for 2 weeks. the truck was not delivered with the power folding - auto dim exterior mirrors; the xm radios did not work; bed extender not installed; gas tank wasn't full as promised. *jb | |||