NHTSA Campaign 06V242000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NHTSA campaign 06V242000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling. The repair is free.
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 06V242000 with NHTSA on July 7, 2006; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 06V242000, NHTSA lists up to 294,166 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 1, 2003 and January 31, 2004.
The 06V242000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V242000 were scheduled from September 20, 2006, 75 days after the report.
06V242000 covers 2 models from Nissan, model years 2003–2004.
Owners of the model years 06V242000 covers have filed at least 704 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 06V242000 vehicles, the 2003 Nissan Altima has the most (450).
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V242000 ranks 11 of 123 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 06V242000, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC has 11 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 06V242000 was 06V223000, reported on June 21, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.5L ENGINE, THE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR IS AFFECTED BY TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS. UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS, THESE VARIATIONS IN TEMPERATURE CAN BE LARGE ENOUGH TO CAUSE A BRIEF INTERRUPTION IN THE SIGNAL OUTPUT FROM THE SENSOR.
- The risk
- IF THE INTERRUPTION IN THE SIGNAL FROM THE SENSOR IS SO BRIEF THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) LOGIC DOES NOT HAVE TIME TO DIAGNOSE THE CONDITION, THE ENGINE MAY STOP RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT A LOW SPEED INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ECM FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 21, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
- Notes
- NISSAN RECALL NO. R0606.
Reported July 7, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V242000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V242000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: July 7, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted