Affected Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Date Published
JUL 29, 2016
NHTSA TSB #
10091072
TSB Document
Summary
"REAR O2 SENSOR VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS RECALL CAMPAIGN ***** CAMPAIGN SUMMARY ***** NISSAN IS CONDUCTING A VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS RECALL CAMPAIGN TO UPDATE THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) SOFTWARE ON CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2016 NISSAN MAXIMA (A36), AND MODEL YEAR 2015-16 ALTIMA (L33), JUKE (F15), PATHFINDER (R52), MURANO (Z52) AND QUEST (E52) VEHICLES. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THE REAR OXYGEN (O2) SENSOR SIGNAL COULD FAIL, RESULTING IN THE REAR OXYGEN (O2) SENSOR OBD MONITOR BEING DISABLED WITHOUT THE CUSTOMER BEING ALERTED. NISSAN PLANS TO BEGIN NOTIFYING OWNERS OF AFFECTED VEHICLES IN AUGUST, ASKING THEM TO BRING THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED NISSAN DEALERSHIP. ***** WHAT DEALERS SHOULD DO**** 1. VERIFY IF VEHICLES ARE AFFECTED BY THIS VOLUNTARY EMISSION RECALL CAMPAIGN USING SERVICE COMM I.D. R1620. NOTE: NEW VEHICLES IN DEALER INVENTORY CAN BE ALSO BE IDENTIFIED USING DCS (SALES-> VEHICLE INVENTORY, AND FILTER BY OPEN CAMPAIGN). - REFER TO NPSB 15-460 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 2. THE SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE NOT ON SALES HOLD, BUT FOR CUSTOMER CONVENIENCE, DEALERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PERFORM THIS CAMPAIGN ON ANY AFFECTED VEHICLES IN THEIR INVENTORY PRIOR TO SALE, LEASE, OR TRADE. 3. DEALERS SHOULD USE NTB16-073 TO CORRECT ANY VEHICLES SUBJECT TO THIS CAMPAIGN. 4. ONCE REPAIRED, DEALER SHOULD SUBMIT A WARRANTY CLAIM AND RELEASE THE VEHICLE."