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C1116 on Nissan vehicles

C1116 is named on 21 Nissan model years (2016–2023): 22 manufacturer filings and 5 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Frontier, Armada, Altima, Murano, Pathfinder and 3 more.

Chassis 21 model years 22 manufacturer filings 5 owner reports

Which Nissan model years name C1116

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2022 Nissan FrontierElectrical System23
2017 Nissan ArmadaEquipment2—
2016 Nissan ArmadaEquipment2—
2023 Nissan FrontierExterior Lighting1—
2022 Nissan MuranoElectrical System1—
2022 Nissan PathfinderElectrical System1—
2022 Nissan TitanElectrical System1—
2022 Nissan Titan XDElectrical System1—
2021 Nissan AltimaElectrical System1—
2021 Nissan MuranoElectrical System1—
2021 Nissan TitanElectrical System1—
2021 Nissan Titan XDElectrical System1—
2020 Nissan AltimaElectrical System1—
2020 Nissan MuranoElectrical System1—
2020 Nissan TitanElectrical System1—
2020 Nissan Titan XDElectrical System1—
2019 Nissan AltimaElectrical System1—
2019 Nissan MuranoElectrical System1—
2019 Nissan TitanElectrical System1—
2017 Nissan SentraEngine—1
2016 Nissan SentraExterior Lighting—1

A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.

Electrical System 17 Equipment 4 Exterior Lighting 2 Power Train 1
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What Nissan owners said

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners’ own words, scrubbed of anything identifying. Unverified reports filed with NHTSA — what was said, not a finding that it was true.

The vehicle was taken to an AutoZone and DTC: C1116 “Stop Lamp Switch" was retrieved
2016 Nissan Sentra at 130,000 miles Sep 2, 2026 NHTSA owner report
The contact became aware of TSB: NTB 22-082a (Service Information for Brake Switch Adjustments for DTC C1142 and/or C1116 Stored)
2022 Nissan Frontier Apr 28, 2023 NHTSA owner report

Nissan filings that name C1116

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Nissan filed with NHTSA whose summary names C1116. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What C1116 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

C1116 is a manufacturer-specific code: the second character is a 1, which under the OBD-II standard hands the definition to whoever built the vehicle. The same code can mean one thing on a Ford and something unrelated on a Hyundai. Any site that prints a single definition for it is guessing.

A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Nissan and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is C1116 a known problem on Nissan vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 22 manufacturer filings and 5 owner reports naming C1116 on 21 Nissan model years (2016–2023). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.

Which Nissan models does C1116 appear on most?

2022 Frontier (5 documents), 2017 Armada (2 documents), 2016 Armada (2 documents).

Does C1116 on a Nissan mean it is recalled?

No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.