NHTSA Campaign 13V068000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 13V068000 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 13V068000 with NHTSA on March 1, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V068000, NHTSA lists up to 392 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 11, 2012 and October 4, 2012.
The 13V068000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V068000 were scheduled from April 1, 2013, 31 days after the report.
13V068000 covers 1 model from Nissan, model years 2013.
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V068000 ranks 170 of 209 Nissan North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 13V068000, Nissan North America, Inc has 16 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Nissan is recalling certain model year 2013 Sentra vehicles manufactured from September 11, 2012, through October 4, 2012. Some fuel tank assemblies were not properly sealed during the manufacturing process. As a result, a small amount of gasoline may leak from the tank when it is full.
- The risk
- A gasoline leak in the presence of an ignition source may lead to a vehicle fire.
- The fix
- Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel tanks as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on April 1, 2013. Owners may contact Nissan Customer Service at 1-800-647-7261.
Reported March 1, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V068000 (1)
Nissan (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V068000, 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: March 1, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted