C1179: owner reports and bulletins
Got C1179 on your scanner? Tell the mechanic your year, make, model and any symptoms and you'll get the likely cause and what to check first. Ask about this code.
What owners report to NHTSA
46 complaints filed with NHTSA mention C1179, 20 of them since 2015, across 4 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: service brakes.
Most-reported models
| Vehicle | Complaints | Model years reported |
|---|---|---|
| NISSAN ARMADA | 35 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| INFINITI QX56 | 5 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| NISSAN TITAN | 5 | 2004 |
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.