NHTSA Campaign 03V251000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 03V251000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly. The repair is free.
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 03V251000 with NHTSA on July 14, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V251000, NHTSA lists up to 377,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 1, 2001 and May 20, 2003.
The 03V251000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V251000 were scheduled from August 18, 2003, 35 days after the report.
03V251000 covers 1 model from Nissan, model years 2002–2003.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V251000 ranks 6 of 123 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 03V251000, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC has 12 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 03V251000 was 02V300000, reported on November 12, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ALASKA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, IOWA, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, KANSAS, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NORTH DAKOTA, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH DAKOTA, UTAH, VERMONT, WISCONSIN, AND WYOMING. AT EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES, MOISTURE IN THE FUEL TANK COULD FREEZE AND FORM ICE CRYSTALS. THESE ICE CRYSTALS MAY OBSTRUCT THE SUCTION OPENING OF THE FUEL PUMP.
- The risk
- THIS CAN PREVENT THE SUPPLY OF FUEL TO THE ENGINE AND CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SCREEN AT THE SUCTION OPENING OF THE FUEL PUMP TO PREVENT ICE CRYSTALS FROM BLOCKING THE OPENING. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON AUGUST 18, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-333-0829.
- Notes
- NISSAN RECALL NOS. R3012/P3142.
Reported July 14, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V251000 (2)
Nissan (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V251000, 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: July 14, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted