NHTSA Campaign 12V076000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
NHTSA campaign 12V076000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: software. The repair is free.
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 12V076000 with NHTSA on February 29, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V076000, NHTSA lists up to 23,531 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 29, 2010 and February 21, 2012.
Owner notification letters for 12V076000 were scheduled from April 2, 2012, 33 days after the report.
12V076000 covers 1 model from Nissan, model years 2011–2012.
Owners of the model years 12V076000 covers have filed at least 28 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 12V076000 vehicles, the 2012 Nissan Quest has the most (18).
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V076000 ranks 66 of 123 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 12V076000, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC has 7 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 12V076000 was 11V579000, reported on December 15, 2011.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 NISSAN QUEST VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 29, 2010, THROUGH FEBRUARY 21, 2012. DUE TO SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING, WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS OR IDLING ON A DECLINE WITH ¼ TANK FUEL OR LESS, THERE MAY BE AN INSUFFICIENT SUPPLY OF FUEL TO THE ENGINE. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE MAY STALL.
- The risk
- VEHICLE STALLING COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 2, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-647-7261.
Reported February 29, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V076000 (2)
Nissan (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V076000, 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 29, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted