Maintaining proper tire pressure is crucial for vehicle handling, gas mileage, and your tires structural integrity. The TPMS (short for tire pressure monitoring system) helps car owners care for their vehicles by leveraging sensors to notify them when one or more of their tirespressure drops past a specific threshold.

Its easy to forget about your Nissans TPMS, but its a vital vehicle component found in most vehicles today. As a matter of fact, the benefits of a TPMS are so remarkable that automakers have been required to include it in all new passenger cars sold in the country since 2012.

There are two main types of tire pressure monitoring systems: direct and indirect; the first one directly gauges the pressure inside each tire, while the other tracks your tirescircumference by comparing each tires rotation rate.

If you have a direct TPMS, it utilizes a Tire Pressure Monitoring System Sensor installed inside each tire to constantly monitor PSIs and activate a dashboard alert when something is amiss. Similar to other car systems, a Tire Pressure Monitoring System Sensor may glitch when subjected to impact, rough use, or age, or if it is improperly installed following a tire replacement.

Most of the time, the same dash light that lets you know when your tire pressure is low will become illuminated when somethings amiss with the TPMS itself. Sometimes a simple reset can fix these issues, but more often than not, a TPMS replacement is required.

Unless youre a seasoned at-home mechanic, removing and installing a new Tire Pressure Monitoring System Sensor can be a complicated repair. The process can involve unscrewing the faulty sensor from the corresponding valve, unseating the tire bead from the wheel to remove the faulty sensor, and installing the new one. When the new sensor is in place, the tires need to be inflated to appropriate pressure levels and, (usually) balanced again, to boot! Additionally, depending on the Nissan model youre dealing with you may need to to take additional steps to calibrate the sensor.

Whether you choose to go to your local Nissan service center for Tire Pressure Monitoring System Sensor replacements, or you want to try performing the replacement at home, one thing is undeniable: getting authentic Tire Pressure Monitoring System Sensor parts is your best bet. Find Nissan parts and accessories that fit your Nissan Frontier 2006-2012, Nissan Titan 2007-2012, Nissan Altima 2007-2012, Nissan Rogue 2008-2012, Nissan Cube 2009-2012, Nissan 350Z 2006-2009, Nissan Sentra 2007-2011, Nissan Armada 2007-2013, Nissan Quest 2006-2009, Nissan Maxima 2007-2012, Nissan GT-R 2009-2019, Nissan Xterra 2006-2012, Nissan Murano 2006-2014, Nissan Versa 2007-2012, Nissan Pathfinder 2006-2012, and Nissan Juke 2011-2012 now. See the What This Fits tab for more details.