NHTSA Campaign 07V435000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
NHTSA campaign 07V435000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap. The repair is free.
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 07V435000 with NHTSA on September 18, 2007; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 07V435000, NHTSA lists up to 372,250 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 24, 1997 and July 26, 2001.
The 07V435000 report reached NHTSA 6 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 07V435000 were scheduled from November 26, 2007, 69 days after the report.
07V435000 covers 2 models from Infiniti and Nissan, model years 2000–2001.
Owners of the model years 07V435000 covers have filed at least 33 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 07V435000 vehicles, the 2001 Nissan Pathfinder has the most (23).
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V435000 ranks 7 of 123 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 07V435000, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC has 12 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 07V435000 was 06V054000, reported on February 21, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IOWA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, KENTUCKY, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MARYLAND, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, TENNESSEE, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA , WISCONSIN AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, DURING THE COATING PROCESS OF THE FUEL FILLER TUBE ASSEMBLY, AN INSUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF COATING MAY HAVE BEEN APPLIED AT THE LOWER MOUNTING BRACKET. THIS COULD RESULT IN AN OPENING IN THE COATING WHICH CAN ALLOW WATER TO ENTER AND MAKE CONTACT WITH THE BARE METAL OF THE TUBE.
- The risk
- THIS MAY RESULT IN SURFACE RUST BUT NOT PERFORATION OF THE TUBE. HOWEVER, IN THOSE AREAS OF THE COUNTRY WHICH USE HEAVY CONCENTRATIONS OF ROAD SALT IN THE WINTER, IF A MIXTURE OF SNOW/WATER AND SALT MAKES CONTACT WITH THE BARE METAL, CORROSION MAY OCCUR TO A DEGREE WHICH RESULTS IN PERFORATION OF THE TUBE. IN THIS CASE FUEL LEAKAGE MAY OCCUR WHEN FILLING THE TANK. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL FILLER TUBE ASSEMBLY WITH A NEW ONE WITH AN IMPROVED COATING PROCESS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 26, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Reported September 18, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V435000 (4)
Infiniti (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V435000, 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: September 18, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted