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C1A04 on Infiniti vehicles

C1A04 is named on 15 Infiniti model years (2017–2019): 60 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Q50, Q70, QX60, Q60, QX30 and 3 more.

Chassis 15 model years 60 manufacturer filings

Which Infiniti model years name C1A04

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2018 Infiniti Q70Equipment6—
2018 Infiniti QX60Equipment6—
2017 Infiniti Q50Equipment6—
2017 Infiniti Q70Equipment6—
2017 Infiniti QX60Equipment6—
2018 Infiniti Q50Electrical System4—
2018 Infiniti Q60Equipment3—
2018 Infiniti QX30Equipment3—
2018 Infiniti QX80Equipment3—
2017 Infiniti Q60Equipment3—
2017 Infiniti QX30Equipment3—
2017 Infiniti QX50Equipment3—
2017 Infiniti QX70Equipment3—
2017 Infiniti QX80Equipment3—
2019 Infiniti QX50Service Brakes2—

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.

Equipment 28 Service Brakes 14 Electrical System 12 Vehicle Speed Control 5
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Infiniti filings that name C1A04

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Infiniti filed with NHTSA whose summary names C1A04. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What C1A04 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

C1A04 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 Infiniti 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 C1A04 a known problem on Infiniti vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 60 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming C1A04 on 15 Infiniti model years (2017–2019). 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 Infiniti models does C1A04 appear on most?

2017 Q50 (6 documents), 2018 Q70 (6 documents), 2017 Q70 (6 documents).

Does C1A04 on a Infiniti 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.