P0846 on Nissan vehicles
P0846 is named on 5 Nissan model years (2016–2019): 20 manufacturer filings and 2 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Versa, Sentra.
Which Nissan model years name P0846
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Nissan Versa | Power Train | 8 | — |
| 2016 Nissan Versa | Power Train | 8 | — |
| 2017 Nissan Sentra | Power Train | 2 | 1 |
| 2016 Nissan Sentra | Power Train | 2 | — |
| 2019 Nissan Sentra | Power Train | — | 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.
What Nissan owners said
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners’ own words, scrubbed of anything identifying. Unverified reports filed with NHTSA — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
The codes: P0846 - transmission fluid pressure sensor / switch B, C1130 - engine signal 1, and C1116 - stop lamp switch show up
Nissan filings that name P0846
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Nissan filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0846. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- NTB17-034h Service bulletin2019-02-15 · Power Train
- 2013-2017 SENTRA AND VERSA SEDAN, AND 2014-2017 VERSA NOTE; CVT JUDDER AND/OR P0746/P0965/P17F0/P0846 STORED This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
- NTB17-034i Service bulletin2019-06-26 · Power Train
- 2013-2017 SENTRA AND VERSA SEDAN, AND 2014-2017 VERSA NOTE; CVT JUDDER AND/OR P0746/P0965/P17F0/P0846 STORED This bulletin applies only to vehicles equipped with a Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT). This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
- NTB17-034j Service bulletin2019-10-09 · Power Train
- 2013-2017 VERSA SEDAN, AND 2014-2017 VERSA NOTE; CVT JUDDER AND/OR P0746/P0965/P17F0/P0846 STORED This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
What P0846 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP0846 sits in the generic range of the OBD-II standard, so it means the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States — but WhichTrim does not carry a definition for it and will not invent one. What is on this page is the record: who named it and on what.
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.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardIs P0846 a known problem on Nissan vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 20 manufacturer filings and 2 owner reports naming P0846 on 5 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 P0846 appear on most?
2017 Versa (8 documents), 2016 Versa (8 documents), 2017 Sentra (3 documents).
Does P0846 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.