NHTSA Campaign 02V300000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
NHTSA campaign 02V300000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap. The repair is free.
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 02V300000 with NHTSA on November 12, 2002; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 02V300000, NHTSA lists up to 44,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 29, 2000 and January 13, 2001.
The 02V300000 report reached NHTSA 22 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V300000 were scheduled from December 10, 2002, 28 days after the report.
02V300000 covers 2 models from Nissan, model years 2001.
Owners of the model years 02V300000 covers have filed at least 47 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 02V300000 vehicles, the 2001 Nissan Frontier has the most (25).
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V300000 ranks 49 of 123 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 02V300000, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC has 12 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 02V300000 was 02V245000, reported on September 12, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE FUEL TANK INLET SHUTTER VALVE DOES NOT MEET THE SEALING PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION.
- The risk
- UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS SUCH AS HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AND WHEN WINTER GRADE GASOLINE IS BEING SOLD, FUEL COULD SPILL FROM THE FILLER INLET AS THE TANK IS BEING FILLED. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, FUEL LEAKAGE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK INLET SHUTTER VALVE. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DECEMBER 10, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Reported November 12, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V300000 (2)
Nissan (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V300000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: November 12, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted