NHTSA Recall 03V477000
NHTSA Campaign Id 03V477000; Date: Nov. 14, 2003
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.
Recalled Vehicles:
2000 Nissan Sentra; 2001 Nissan Sentra; 2002 Nissan Sentra; 2003 Nissan Sentra
Component: Electrical System:ignition:module
Manufactured by: Nissan North America, Inc.
Affected Units:: 276,000
Recall 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.
How to Fix:
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).
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Dec 22, 2003
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