Nissan Code Issue

June 24, 2021
This bulletin applies to a range of 2012-017 Nissan vehicles.

This bulletin applies to a range of 2012-017 Nissan vehicles. When diagnosing for DTC C1130 (engine signal), ECM-related P-code DTCs must be diagnosed, repaired and erased first.

DTC C1130 is an ABS DTC that indicates an output signal of the ECM is not recognized. Absent or incorrect ECM signals that are indicated by corresponding P-codes may trigger C1130 in the ABS control unit.

Some features that can be affected by absent or incorrect ECM signals are forward emergency braking, intelligent cruise control and VDC/ABS/TCS.

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