C1116: owner reports and bulletins

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What owners report to NHTSA

6 complaints filed with NHTSA mention C1116, 6 of them since 2015, across 3 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: service brakes.

Most-reported models

VehicleComplaintsModel years reported
NISSAN FRONTIER32022

Manufacturer service bulletins that name C1116

12 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention C1116, from 4 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • NISSAN FRONTIER (2022, 2023), bulletin 10222724: DTC C1116 AND/OR C1142 STORED IN THE ABS CONTROL MODULE IF YOU CONFIRM Customer states the ABS warning light is ON and System fault See Owners Manual appears in the message center (Figure 1), AND DTCs C1116 (Stop Lamp Sw…
  • INFINITI QX60 (2022), bulletin 10211983: SERVICE INFORMATION FOR BRAKE SWITCH ADJUSTMENT FOR DTC C1142 AND/OR C1116 STORED SERVICE INFORMATION DTC C1142 (PRESS SEN CIRCUIT) and/or C1116 (STOP LAMP SW) may be stored if the Stop Lamp Switch and/or the Brake Pedal…
  • NISSAN MURANO (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022), bulletin 10212011: SERVICE INFORMATION FOR BRAKE SWITCH ADJUSTMENT FOR DTC C1142 AND/OR C1116 STORED SERVICE INFORMATION DTC C1142 (PRESS SEN CIRCUIT) and/or C1116 (STOP LAMP SW) may be stored if the Stop Lamp Switch and/or the Brake Pedal…
  • INFINITI JX35 (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016), bulletin 10190157: 2013 JX35 AND 2014-2017 QX60; VDC WARNING LAMP ON WITH DTC C1116 STORED This bulletin has been amended. Please see AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
  • INFINITI QX80 (2016, 2017), bulletin 10130483: 2017 QX80; DTC C1116 AND VDC WARNING LAMP ON This bulletin applies only to vehicles equipped with Distance Control Assist (DCA). IF YOU CONFIRM DTC C1116 (STOP LAMP SW) is stored (Past or Current), AND Customer stated VD…
  • NISSAN ARMADA (2016, 2017), bulletin 10130498: 2017 ARMADA; DTC C1116 AND VDC WARNING LAMP ON This bulletin applies only to vehicles equipped with Distance Control Assist (DCA). IF YOU CONFIRM DTC C1116 (STOP LAMP SW) is stored (Past or Current), AND Customer stated …

Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaint database and manufacturer communications file, snapshots September 2026. A complaint or bulletin that mentions a code is a report about that vehicle, not a statement that the code has one cause.