NHTSA Campaign 06V054000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 06V054000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly. The repair is free.
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 06V054000 with NHTSA on February 21, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V054000, NHTSA lists up to 14,268 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 1, 2005 and May 16, 2005.
The 06V054000 report reached NHTSA 9 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V054000 were scheduled from March 20, 2006, 27 days after the report.
06V054000 covers 1 model from Nissan, model years 2005.
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V054000 ranks 73 of 123 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 06V054000, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC has 12 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 06V054000 was 06V003000, reported on January 10, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, A FITTING FOR VAPOR RECIRCULATION, WHICH IS WELDED ON THE FUEL TANK, MAY COME OFF THE FUEL TANK BECAUSE INCORRECT MATERIAL WAS USED.
- The risk
- THIS COULD RESULT IN THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL COMING ON AND MAY RESULT IN SOME FUEL LEAKAGE. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK WITH A NEW ONE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 20, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Reported February 21, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V054000 (1)
Nissan (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V054000, 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: February 21, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted