NHTSA Campaign 04V230000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
NHTSA campaign 04V230000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump. The repair is free.
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 04V230000 with NHTSA on May 24, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V230000, NHTSA lists up to 586,196 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 11, 1998 and March 28, 2003.
The 04V230000 report reached NHTSA 14 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V230000 were scheduled from June 28, 2004, 35 days after the report.
04V230000 covers 2 models from Nissan, model years 2000–2003.
Owners of the model years 04V230000 covers have filed at least 150 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V230000 vehicles, the 2000 Nissan Xterra has the most (49).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V230000 ranks 4 of 123 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 04V230000, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC has 12 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 04V230000 was 03V251000, reported on July 14, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH SIX CYLINDER ENGINES AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH FOUR OR SIX CYLINDER ENGINES, THE FUEL PUMP TERMINAL ON THE FUEL-SENDING UNIT CAN DEVELOP A CRACK IN THE PLASTIC MOLDING. THIS CAN CAUSE THE TERMINAL STRIP TO CORRODE UNDER SOME ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS.
- The risk
- IF CORROSION OCCURS, THE TERMINAL STRIP COULD EVENTUALLY BREAK CAUSING THE FUEL PUMP TO STOP OPERATION. THIS WILL RESULT IN NOT BEING ABLE TO START THE ENGINE OR CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH CAN RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- IN THE FOLLOWING STATES, DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL-SENDING UNIT. THESE STATES ARE CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, TENNESSEE, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. IN THE OTHER STATES, THE DEALER WILL INSPECT THE FUEL PUMP TERMINAL ON THE SENDING UNIT FOR CORROSION. IF CORROSION IS PRESENT, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE UNIT. IF THERE IS NOT CORROSION, THE DEALER WILL APPLY SEALANT TO THE TERMINAL HOUSING TO HELP PREVENT CORROSION IN THE FUTURE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 28, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Reported May 24, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V230000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V230000, 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: May 24, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted