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P0171 on Nissan vehicles The engine is running lean on bank 1: too much air, or not enough fuel, for the mixture the computer wants

P0171 is named on 33 Nissan model years (2016–2019): 37 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report in NHTSA’s files, across Altima, Maxima, Murano, Armada, Frontier and 6 more.

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Which Nissan model years name P0171

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2018 Nissan AltimaEquipment2—
2018 Nissan MuranoFuel/Propulsion System2—
2017 Nissan AltimaEquipment2—
2017 Nissan MaximaFuel/Propulsion System11
2017 Nissan MuranoFuel/Propulsion System2—
2019 Nissan ArmadaFuel/Propulsion System1—
2019 Nissan FrontierEquipment1—
2019 Nissan MuranoFuel/Propulsion System1—
2019 Nissan RogueEquipment1—
2019 Nissan SentraEquipment1—
2019 Nissan TitanFuel/Propulsion System1—
2019 Nissan VersaFuel/Propulsion System1—
2018 Nissan ArmadaEquipment1—
2018 Nissan FrontierFuel/Propulsion System1—
2018 Nissan MaximaFuel/Propulsion System1—
2018 Nissan NVFuel/Propulsion System1—
2018 Nissan PathfinderFuel/Propulsion System1—
2018 Nissan RogueEquipment1—
2018 Nissan SentraEquipment1—
2018 Nissan TitanEquipment1—
2018 Nissan VersaEquipment1—
2017 Nissan ArmadaFuel/Propulsion System1—
2017 Nissan FrontierEquipment1—
2017 Nissan NVFuel/Propulsion System1—
2017 Nissan PathfinderFuel/Propulsion System1—
2017 Nissan RogueEquipment1—
2017 Nissan SentraEquipment1—
2017 Nissan TitanEquipment1—
2017 Nissan VersaFuel/Propulsion System1—
2016 Nissan AltimaFuel/Propulsion System1—
2016 Nissan MaximaFuel/Propulsion System1—
2016 Nissan MuranoFuel/Propulsion System1—
2016 Nissan PathfinderFuel/Propulsion System1—

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.

Fuel/Propulsion System 24 Equipment 14
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Nissan filings that name P0171

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Nissan filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0171. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P0171 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

The engine is running lean on bank 1: too much air, or not enough fuel, for the mixture the computer wants.

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 P0171 a known problem on Nissan vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 37 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report naming P0171 on 33 Nissan model years (2016–2019). 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 Nissan models does P0171 appear on most?

2018 Altima (2 documents), 2017 Altima (2 documents), 2017 Maxima (2 documents).

Does P0171 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.