NHTSA Campaign 05V555000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
NHTSA campaign 05V555000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline. The repair is free.
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 05V555000 with NHTSA on December 13, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V555000, NHTSA lists up to 192,659 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 9, 2001 and October 9, 2003.
The 05V555000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V555000 were scheduled from February 27, 2006, 76 days after the report.
05V555000 covers 4 models from Infiniti and Nissan, model years 2003–2004.
Owners of the model years 05V555000 covers have filed at least 20 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 05V555000 vehicles, the 2004 Nissan 350Z has the most (18).
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V555000 ranks 18 of 123 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 05V555000, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC has 12 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 05V555000 was 05V269000, reported on June 7, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE FUEL FILLER HOSE MAY CRACK AND RESULT IN FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE HOSE WHILE REFUELING.
- The risk
- FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL FILLER HOSE. RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 27, 2006, FOR NISSAN OWNERS, AND ON MARCH 13, 2006, FOR INFINITI OWNERS. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261 OR INFINITI AT 1-800-662-6200.
- Notes
- NISSAN RECALL NOS. NISSAN R0505 AND INFINITI R0508.
Reported December 13, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V555000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V555000, 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: December 13, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted