The 2004 Nissan Armada has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 747,480 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 636 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING10V5170002010-10-28747,480 affected
Defect
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2006 ARMADA, TITAN, INFINITI QX56 AND MODEL YEAR 2005-2006 FRONTIER, PATHFINDER AND XTERRA VEHICLES. THE INTELLIGENT POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE (IPDM) ASSEMBLY CONTAINS AN ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) RELAY THAT HAS A DIODE FOR ELECTRICAL CURRENT NOISE REDUCTION. THE ECM…
Consequence
THIS COULD CAUSE ENGINE STALLING INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ECM RELAY INSIDE THE IPDM ASSEMBLY. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 6, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Complaints by component
SERVICE BRAKES
144
8crashes5injuries
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
69
2injuries
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
53
3crashes
SUSPENSION
24
1crashes
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
23
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
23
1crashes
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
18
AIR BAGS
14
4crashes1fires5injuries
ENGINE
14
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
13
1crashes
Total complaints636
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“I was driving along on the freeway after replacing the rear control arms as those were rusted out as well and the driver side wheel started wobbling so I pulled over with the family in it to look, and the bearing had come loose after fixing the bearing at a shop nearby driving down the road. It…”
“We just keep having endless safety issues. We would be on freeway and all of a sudden it would stop while driving on freeway!and car going really fast,and almost hitting us my whole family terrified..once in a heavey under pass where supper busy of big rigs almost hitting us one of the most…”
“We just keep having endless safety issues. We would be on freeway and all of a sudden it would stop while driving on freeway!and car going really fast,and almost hitting us my whole family terrified..once in a heavey under pass where supper busy of big rigs almost hitting us one of the most…”
“We just keep having endless safety issues. We would be on freeway and all of a sudden it would stop while driving on freeway!and car going really fast,and almost hitting us my whole family terrified..once in a heavey under pass where supper busy of big rigs almost hitting us one of the most…”
“This issue had been going on for years with my 2004 nissan armada. Driving down the freeway at approximately 70mph and the brake light comes on out of no where. When this happens there us no way to safe stop the vehicle because the brakes will not engage. There is this rattling and grinding sound…”
“The contact owns a 2004 nissan armada. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 10e019000 (suspension) and 10v517000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was taken to the dealer for recall repairs; however, the dealer only completed the recall repair for 10v517000 (engine…”
“The contact owns a 2004 nissan armada. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 10e019000 (suspension) and 10v517000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was taken to the dealer for recall repairs; however, the dealer only completed the recall repair for 10v517000 (engine…”
“As I was driving through the canyon at 55 mph I pressed on my brakes to begin to slow down for the construction zone coming up and they felt like air no pressure then there was a grinding sound like something was breaking underneath my vehicle as I let off my brakes the brake light came on and it…”
Defect investigations
InvestigationPE08004 Opened 2008-01-25 · closed 2008-05-30
SIDE AIR BAG NON-DEPLOYMENT
THE SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH OPTIONAL SEAT-MOUNTED SIDE AIR BAGS.ALL VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH STANDARD FRONTAL AIR BAGS AND SIDE AIR CURTAINS.INSTALLATION OF THE INCORRECT SRS DIAGNOSIS SENSOR UNIT DOES NOT IMPAIR DEPLOYMENT OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAG AND SIDE AIR CURTAIN IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.NO REPORTS OF…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2004 Nissan Armada as of
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