NHTSA Campaign 06V003000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 06V003000 covers 4 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 06V003000 with NHTSA on January 10, 2006; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 06V003000, NHTSA lists up to 205,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 24, 2002 and November 24, 2005.
The 06V003000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V003000 were scheduled from March 20, 2006, 69 days after the report.
06V003000 covers 1 model from Nissan, model years 2003–2006.
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V003000 ranks 14 of 123 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 06V003000, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC has 12 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 06V003000 was 05V555000, reported on December 13, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE FUEL TANK, IN THE EVENT THAT A VEHICLE FRONT TIRE RUNS OVER A SMALL, SHARP OBJECT IN THE ROAD, CATCHES IT AND PROPELS IT TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, IT MAY STRIKE AND PUNCTURE THE FUEL TANK.
- The risk
- A PUNCTURED TANK COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL PROTECTORS IN FRONT OF THE TANK FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 20, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Reported January 10, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V003000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V003000, 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: January 10, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted