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NHTSA campaign 06V242000 · Nissan campaign R0606

Nissan Recall 06V-242: CRANK ANGLE SENSOR ENGINE STALL

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 06V242000 (Nissan campaign R0606) was reported by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. on July 7, 2006, with 294,166 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Nissan Altima and Nissan Sentra for model years 2003–2004. Owners were notified on September 20, 2006, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 06V242000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
06V242000 (also written 06V-242 or 06V242)
Filed by
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Nissan campaign number
R0606
Report received
Potentially affected
294,166 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Engine and Engine Cooling
Owners notified
NHTSA investigation
Recall Query RQ06-001 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V242000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Nissan

  • Nissan Altima

    • 2003 · Vehicles built August 1, 2002 – September 2, 2003 (per NHTSA)
    • 2004 · Vehicles built August 1, 2003 – January 31, 2004 (per NHTSA)

  • Nissan Sentra

    • 2003 · Vehicles built August 1, 2002 – March 25, 2003 (per NHTSA)
    • 2004 · Vehicles built March 1, 2003 – July 31, 2004 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V242000.

Defect description

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.

Safety consequence

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.

Manufacturer remedy

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.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 06V242000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.