Loss of control
Japan
Published 3 Dec 2009
Ref JP-1124300
Nissan: Speedometer
Translated from Japanese · machine translation
- Country
- Japan
- Published
- 3 Dec 2009
- Units affected
- 102858
- Reference
- JP-1124300
Affected vehicles
Nissan Cefiro 2001–2003
Nissan Serena 2001–2003
Hazard
The circuit board material inside the speedometer is inappropriate, causing repeated thermal expansion due to heat from the instrument's night illumination, which may result in an open circuit in the fuel gauge circuit. This causes the fuel gauge reading to be higher than actual, potentially allowing the driver to overlook fuel depletion, and in the worst case, the engine may stall while driving and fail to restart.
Show original (日本語)
スピードメータ内の基盤の材質が不適切なため、計器内の夜間照明の熱により当該基板が熱膨張を繰り返し、燃料計回路が断線することがある。そのため、燃料計の指示値が高くなり、燃料が無くなったことに気付かず、最悪の場合、走行中にエンストし再始動できなくなるおそれがある。
Remedy
Add an auxiliary circuit to the fuel gauge circuit in all vehicles.
Show original (日本語)
全車両、当該燃料計回路に補助回路を追加する。