IllustrationVEHICLE MADE FULL STOP WHILE DRIVING LOCALLY ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR. THERE WAS NO OBSTACLE YET THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS INITIATED.
2018 Nissan Rogue
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Rogue years
Owner complaints for the 2018 Nissan Rogue are substantially higher than the model-year median of 320.
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Rogue years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
2680–25K
9925–50K
2850–75K
975–100K
4100–150K
1150K+
409 reports with mileage · 258 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes. Review the 261 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Forward Collision Avoidance. Review the 174 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 94 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
35 crash reports2 fire reports36 injury reports
Service Brakes complaints
261 reportsWHILE DRIVING THE ABS RANDOMLY BRAKES AND A MALFUNCTION WARNING COMES ON WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT NISSAN WILL NOT FIX IT WITHOUT CHARGING 1300 DOLLARS WHEN THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LOW SUIT ON THIS ISSUE. YOU CAN DISABLE THE FEATURE BUT A MALFUNCTION WARNING STILL COMES AND BEEPS LOUDLY.
SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW, MY AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM HAS ACTIVATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING WITH MYSELF AND CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. THE CAR GIVES A VERBAL WARNING THAT THERE IS AN OBSTRUCTION IN THE ROAD WHERE THERE IS NOTHING THERE, THEN WITH NO TIME TO REACT, IT AUTOMATICALLY BRAKE…
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SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW, MY AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM HAS ACTIVATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING WITH MYSELF AND CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. THE CAR GIVES A VERBAL WARNING THAT THERE IS AN OBSTRUCTION IN THE ROAD WHERE THERE IS NOTHING THERE, THEN WITH NO TIME TO REACT, IT AUTOMATICALLY BRAKES. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 10-15 TIMES SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE. I'VE HAD THE SENSORS REPLACED AND DONE EVERYTHING I CAN TO TRY TO GET HELP WITH THIS VEHICLE. NISSAN ADVISED ME THAT THERE'S NOTHING ELSE THAT CAN BE DONE
I PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW. 2 WEEKS LATER I WAS DIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE PARK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT WENT AND BAM THE BRAKES HIT. SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME. I'VE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 8 MONTHS NOW. ITS HAPPENED TO ME 6 TIMES ALREADY. THE BAD THING IS YOU NEVER CAN PREDICT IT. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND ALL THEY TELL…
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I PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW. 2 WEEKS LATER I WAS DIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE PARK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT WENT AND BAM THE BRAKES HIT. SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME. I'VE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 8 MONTHS NOW. ITS HAPPENED TO ME 6 TIMES ALREADY. THE BAD THING IS YOU NEVER CAN PREDICT IT. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND ALL THEY TELL ME IS THAT THEY CAN GET IT TO DUPLICATE. SO I WENT ON LINE TO DO MY OWN RESEARCH AND FOUND A BUNCH OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I AM ELDERLY SO I WAS STARTING TO THINK I WAS GOING CRAZY AND ALSO THE NISSAN DEALER WAS MAKING ME OUT TO BE AS WELL. I PURCHASED A NEW CAR SO I COULD BE SAFE. I FEEL LIKE I'M DRIVING AROUND A LOADED UNPREDICTABLE GUN. THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY GOING SOUTH I25 OF ALBUQUERQUE. THE OTHER HAPPENED ON BRIDGE AND ISLETA ABG 87105. DOWNTOWN AREA ALBUQUERQUE TWICE. FEE WAY I40 GOING EAST OF ALBUQUERQUE. I WILL BE INSTALLING A CAMERA TO MAKE SURE IT DOCUMENTED FOR FURTHER ACTION. BECAUSE IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN.
SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE USED IN DEC 2019 THERE HAS BEEN MANY OCCASIONS OF THE FORWARD ALERT FOR COLLISION ACTIVATING AND THERE WAS NO OTHER CARS NEAR THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, IT FLASHES ON THE DASH SO QUICKLY AND GOES OFF BEFORE WE CAN SEE WHAT IT'S SAYING.THERE HAS ALSO BEEN MANY OCCASIONS OF THE AUTOMATIC BREAKING ACTIV…
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SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE USED IN DEC 2019 THERE HAS BEEN MANY OCCASIONS OF THE FORWARD ALERT FOR COLLISION ACTIVATING AND THERE WAS NO OTHER CARS NEAR THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, IT FLASHES ON THE DASH SO QUICKLY AND GOES OFF BEFORE WE CAN SEE WHAT IT'S SAYING.THERE HAS ALSO BEEN MANY OCCASIONS OF THE AUTOMATIC BREAKING ACTIVATING AND AUTO BREAKING WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS INCLUDING ON THE INTERSTATE AND LEAVING THE INTERSTATE ONTO OFF RAMPS AS WELL AS NORMAL CITY DRIVING. JUST RECENTLY FOUND THIS REPORTING SITE AND AS WE ARE AFRAID OF A REAR END COLLISION HAPPENING IF THIS IS NOT ADDRESSED WITH NISSAN.
LEASED A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE IN AUGUST OF 2018 AND STARTED HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING, THE NAVIGATION SCREEN, CENTER CLUSTER WHERE THE SPEEDOMETER IS AND ALL AIR CONDITION AND ELECTRONICS WOULD POWER OFF AND RESTART ITSELF, AS IF I WAS CRANKING THE VEHICLE UP. TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND THE DEALE…
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LEASED A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE IN AUGUST OF 2018 AND STARTED HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING, THE NAVIGATION SCREEN, CENTER CLUSTER WHERE THE SPEEDOMETER IS AND ALL AIR CONDITION AND ELECTRONICS WOULD POWER OFF AND RESTART ITSELF, AS IF I WAS CRANKING THE VEHICLE UP. TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND THE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THIS ISSUE BEFORE AND THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED ME THE NEXT DAY STATING THE CAR WAS READY. ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE DEALER, THE SENSOR SYSTEM THAT WORKS WITH THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING FAILED. I TOTALED THE VEHICLE AND FRACTURED C5, C6, C7 IN MY NECK, AND HAD TO WEAR A CERVICAL COLLAR FOR 4 MONTHS FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT. I ALSO SUFFERED A CONCUSSION. NISSAN TOOK OVER AND STARTED THEY NEEDED TO PERFORM AN INVESTIGATION. THEY FOUND AN ISSUE WITH THE SENSOR SYSTEM IN THE CAR, AND THE AEB WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THIS COULD HAVE ALL BEEN AVOIDED. 10 MONTHS LATER THEY SEND OUT A CUSTOMER SERVICE INITIATIVE TO HAVE THE CAR UPDATED AND LOOKED AT AGAIN. HOWEVER THE CAR WAS NO LONGER IN MY POSSESSION.
THE FRONT CRASH LIGHT STARTED FLASHING OUT OF THE BLUE AND THEN THE CAR SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND BROUGHT IT TO A COMPLETE STOP AND IT WAS A COMPLETELY CLEAR NIGHT WITH NO TRAFFIC AROUND ME. THERE WAS ZERO REASON FOR IT TO DO THAT! I WAS GOING ALMOST 70 MPH ON A COUNTRY ROAD AND THERE WAS NOT AN ANIMAL OR ANOTHER CAR ANYWHERE …
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THE FRONT CRASH LIGHT STARTED FLASHING OUT OF THE BLUE AND THEN THE CAR SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND BROUGHT IT TO A COMPLETE STOP AND IT WAS A COMPLETELY CLEAR NIGHT WITH NO TRAFFIC AROUND ME. THERE WAS ZERO REASON FOR IT TO DO THAT! I WAS GOING ALMOST 70 MPH ON A COUNTRY ROAD AND THERE WAS NOT AN ANIMAL OR ANOTHER CAR ANYWHERE IN SIGHT. IT HAPPENED TWICE THAT THE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE FIRST TIME, I PULLED OVER, KILLED THE CAR, OPENED MY DOOR AND RESET IT AND STARTED DRIVING AGAIN. IT CAME ON AGAIN AND THEN SLAMMED THE BRAKES ON. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME OR I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT! I TOOK A VIDEO JUST PRIOR TO THE CAR SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES.
I WAS SITTING AT A LIGHT WITH A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STARTED MOVING SO I ACCELERATED SLOWLY AND MY CAR STARTED BEEPING AND THEN THE BREAKS LOCKED UP. I WAS NOT TOO CLOSE TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SO I AM WORRIED AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED. IF THERE HAD BEEN A CAR BEHIND ME, THEY PROBABLY WOULD HAVE HIT US M…
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I WAS SITTING AT A LIGHT WITH A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STARTED MOVING SO I ACCELERATED SLOWLY AND MY CAR STARTED BEEPING AND THEN THE BREAKS LOCKED UP. I WAS NOT TOO CLOSE TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SO I AM WORRIED AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED. IF THERE HAD BEEN A CAR BEHIND ME, THEY PROBABLY WOULD HAVE HIT US MY CAR STOPPED SO QUICKLY.
DRIVING 40 MPH DOWN A CITY STREET IN VIRGINIA BEACH APPROACHING AN OVERPASS, NO CARS WERE AROUND ME AND THE AEB ACTIVATED WHICH STARTED SLOWING MY VEHICLE DOWN AGGRESSIVELY AND MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE UNTIL I CLEARED THE OVERPASS.
MY CAR HAS AUTOMATICALLY BREAKED ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING TWICE, WITH NO CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND WITHOUT ME (THE DRIVER) PRESSING ON THE BREAKS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET ON THE FREEWAY ONCE AND ONCE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET.
Official recalls
323V093000 · Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:IMMOBILIZER/PROXIMITY:KEY/SENDER
Feb 16, 2023
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2014-2020 Rogue and 2017-2022 Rogue Sport vehicles equipped with a jackknife style ignition key. The jackknife key may collapse into a folded position while driving.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Driver contact with a key in the collapsed position could inadvertently shut off the vehicle while driving, increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, if the vehicle shuts off while driving, the air bags may not deploy in a crash as intended, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: Dealers will insert a spacer into the key slot of the jackknife key, free of charge. Interim notification letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed March 29, 2023. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 30, 2023. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R22C5.
21V839000 · Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:engine Control Module (ecu/ecm); Hybrid Propulsion System
Oct 26, 2021
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Rogue Hybrid vehicles. Contact with the Electronic Control Module (ECM) bracket may damage the engine harness, causing a blown fuse.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A blown fuse may cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will install a harness protector cover, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 16, 2021. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R21B6.
Additional source detail variants (2)
Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:engine Control Module (ecu/ecm)
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Rogue Hybrid vehicles. Contact with the Electronic Control Module (ECM) bracket may damage the engine harness, causing a blown fuse.
Consequence: A blown fuse may cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will install a harness protector cover, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 16, 2021. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R21B6.
Hybrid Propulsion System
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Rogue Hybrid vehicles. Contact with the Electronic Control Module (ECM) bracket may damage the engine harness, causing a blown fuse.
Consequence: A blown fuse may cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will install a harness protector cover, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 16, 2021. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R21B6.
19V654000 · Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera
Sep 12, 2019
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX80 vehicles. Additionally included are 2019 Nissan GT-R and Taxi and Infiniti QX50, QX60, Q70, Q70L vehicles. The back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the next time the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners in phases, having dealers update the back-up camera settings software, free of charge. The recall began November 11, 2019 and all affected VINs should be activated. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or INFINITI customer service at 1-800-662-6200.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
2PE19010 · False Automatic Emergency Braking
Opened Sep 9, 2019 · No close date supplied
Status: open (inferred from source dates) · Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking
NHTSA received a defect petition (DP19-001) from the Center for Auto Safety (CAS) on March 21, 2019 alleging that the Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) system on Model Year (MY) 2017-2018 Nissan Rogue and Rogue Sport vehicles was engaging in cases where there was no obstruction in the path of the vehicle. The CAS petition additionally alleges that, based on Nissan's actions, the manufacturer is aware of the issue due to issuing a Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) launching two "Quality Actions," and initiating a "Customer Service Initiative" in relation to it. CAS contends that Nissan's actions do not represent an adequate long-term solution to the problem, as the action is only available during the basic coverage period of the warranty. CAS also argues that the alleged failures are an unreasonable risk to safety and views Nissan's communications as not acknowledging the potential safety issue involved, instead treating the alleged problem as a performance update.The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) analyzed Vehicle Owner Questionnaire (VOQ) complaints received from consumers and identified a total of 129 unique subject vehicle reports (for all submission dates) alleging a false positive triggering of AEB. Of these complaints, three were identified that contained allegations of a collision resulting from the activation of the system, and all three indicating related injuries.In response to ODI's April 15, 2019 Information Request letter, Nissan provided data indicating that it has received 750 unique subject vehicle complaints relating to false positive activation of the AEB system. Of these complaints, 12 were identified that contained allegations of a collision resulting from the activation of the system. Four complaints contained allegations of injuries, three of which were the result of a collision. These complaints included duplicates of complaints that ODI received. The injury allegations were limited to soft tissue type injuries such as whiplash and bruising.Based on its review of the information identified to date, ODI has granted the petition and is opening this preliminary evaluation in order to evaluate the cause, scope and frequency of AEB false positive activations, as well as to evaluate the suitability of the manufacturer's campaign to address the concern or improve performance of the AEB system. The complaints cited can be viewed at NHTSA.gov under the following ODI identification numbers: 11230875, 11230481, 11230361, 11229400, 11229302, 11229294, 11228994, 11223074, 11222925, 11222644, 11220499, 11218713, 11218608, 11217157, 11210334, 11210256, 11210148, 11209127, 11209032, 11207333, 11205931, 11205717, 11205661, 11205172, 11205124, 11205027, 11204803, 11204349, 11204324, 11196805, 11196561, 11196466, 11196091, 11195938, 11195574, 11194380, 11193989, 11192761, 11192283, 11192063, 11190855, 11190840, 11189976, 11187374, 11186903, 11185890, 11185883, 11185132, 11183406, 11180813, 11174713, 11173666, 11173302, 11172299, 11171331, 11170989, 11165434, 11164646, 11162898, 11162502, 11162396, 11161413, 11161230, 11155985, 11155209, 11155181, 11154181, 11153607, 11153334, 11151373, 11151028, 11142595, 11142557, 11142386, 11141775, 11141433, 11141387, 11141347, 11140604, 11139711, 11139226, 11133402, 11132376, 11130998, 11130662, 11129949, 11128704, 11124099, 11123564, 11123353, 11123321, 11122783, 11119475, 11119300, 11118604, 11115088, 11113479, 11113371, 11112371, 11111659, 11111057, 11110919, 11110689, 11104075, 11103844, 11103437, 11102715, 11102333, 11100117, 11099313, 11091006, 11089960, 11089798, 11089533, 11088815, 11088718, 11081072, 11079453, 11073644, 11072718, 11065505, 11061598, 11057739, 11056061, 11055766, 11048349, 11035301, 11033225, and 10972343.
DP19001 · False Automatic Emergency Braking
Opened Apr 8, 2019 · Closed Sep 16, 2019
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking
NHTSA received a letter from the Center for Auto Safety (CAS) on March 21, 2019 alleging that the Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) system on Model Year (MY) 2017-2018 Nissan Rogue and Rogue Sport vehicles was engaging in cases where there was no obstruction in the path of the vehicle. The CAS petition additionally alleged that, based on Nissan's actions, the manufacturer was aware of the issue due to issuing a Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) launching two Quality Actions, and initiation of a Customer Service Initiative in relation to it. CAS contended that Nissan's actions do not represent an adequate long-term solution to the problem, as the action is only available during the basic coverage period of the warranty. CAS also argued that the alleged failures are an unreasonable risk to safety and views Nissan's communications as not acknowledging the potential safety issue involved, instead treating the alleged problem as a performance update.The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) analyzed Vehicle Owner Questionnaire (VOQ) complaints received from consumers and identified a total of 129 unique subject vehicle reports (for all submission dates) alleging a false positive triggering of AEB. Of these complaints, three were identified that contained allegations of a collision resulting from the activation of the system, and all three indicating related injuries.In response to ODI's April 15, 2019 Information Request letter, Nissan provided data indicating that it has received 750 unique subject vehicle complaints relating to false positive activation of the AEB system. Of these complaints, 12 were identified that contained allegations of a collision resulting from the activation of the system. Four complaints contained allegations of injuries, three of which were the result of a collision. These complaints included duplicates of complaints that ODI received. The injury allegations were limited to soft tissue type injuries such as whiplash and bruising.Based on its review of the information identified to date, ODI grants this petition and has opened preliminary evaluation PE19-010 in order to evaluate the cause, scope and frequency of AEB false positive activations, as well as to evaluate the suitability of the manufacturer's campaign to address the concern or improve performance of the AEB system. The complaints cited can be viewed at NHTSA.gov under the following ODI identification numbers: 11230875, 11230481, 11230361, 11229400, 11229302, 11229294, 11228994, 11223074, 11222925, 11222644, 11220499, 11218713, 11218608, 11217157, 11210334, 11210256, 11210148, 11209127, 11209032, 11207333, 11205931, 11205717, 11205661, 11205172, 11205124, 11205027, 11204803, 11204349, 11204324, 11196805, 11196561, 11196466, 11196091, 11195938, 11195574, 11194380, 11193989, 11192761, 11192283, 11192063, 11190855, 11190840, 11189976, 11187374, 11186903, 11185890, 11185883, 11185132, 11183406, 11180813, 11174713, 11173666, 11173302, 11172299, 11171331, 11170989, 11165434, 11164646, 11162898, 11162502, 11162396, 11161413, 11161230, 11155985, 11155209, 11155181, 11154181, 11153607, 11153334, 11151373, 11151028, 11142595, 11142557, 11142386, 11141775, 11141433, 11141387, 11141347, 11140604, 11139711, 11139226, 11133402, 11132376, 11130998, 11130662, 11129949, 11128704, 11124099, 11123564, 11123353, 11123321, 11122783, 11119475, 11119300, 11118604, 11115088, 11113479, 11113371, 11112371, 11111659, 11111057, 11110919, 11110689, 11104075, 11103844, 11103437, 11102715, 11102333, 11100117, 11099313, 11091006, 11089960, 11089798, 11089533, 11088815, 11088718, 11081072, 11079453, 11073644, 11072718, 11065505, 11061598, 11057739, 11056061, 11055766, 1104