| NHTSA Record Id: 33257 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: NISSAN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000020778000201626000000214 |
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| Model Name: SENTRA |
Model Year: 2003 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 03V477000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: P3163 |
| Component Name: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Sep, 27 2001 |
End date of Manufacturing: Mar, 25 2003 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 276000 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Dec, 22 2003 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Nissan North America, Inc. |
Report Received Date: Nov, 14 2003 |
| Record Creation date : Nov, 24 2003 |
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| Defect Summary : On certain passenger vehicles equipped with the qg18de engine or qr25de engines, the foam material used for the interior lining of the electronic control module (ecm) box emits sulfur as it cures. |
Consequence Summary: If one of the resistors inside the ecm has a crack on the surface coating, the gas may cause corrosion of the resistor. this could cause the malfunction indicator light to come on, poor drivability (idle instability, poor accelerator), or the engine to stop running during vehicle operation, which could result in a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will remove the inside lining material from the ecm box. owner notification began on december 22, 2003. owners should contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261. |
Recall Notes: Nissan recall no. p3163.customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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