NHTSA Campaign 15V486000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
NHTSA campaign 15V486000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline. The repair is free.
Nissan North America, Inc filed the report for 15V486000 with NHTSA on August 4, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V486000, NHTSA lists up to 46,846 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 30, 2012 and August 18, 2015.
Owner notification letters for 15V486000 were scheduled from September 28, 2015, 55 days after the report.
15V486000 covers 2 models from Nissan, model years 2013–2016.
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V486000 ranks 65 of 209 Nissan North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 15V486000, Nissan North America, Inc has 16 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 15V486000 was 15V197000, reported on April 3, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) notified the agency on July 31, 2015, that they are recalling certain model year 2016 Nissan Maxima vehicles manufactured February 10, 2015, to August 18, 2015. On October 14, 2015, Nissan expanded the recall to cover an additional 41,388 vehicles, including certain model year 2013-2015 Altima 3.5 vehicles equipped with a V6 engine manufactured March 30, 2012, to August 18, 2015 as well as the vehicles covered by the July 31, 2015 notification. In the affected vehicles, due to an improperly installed o-ring that may not have been seated correctly at the time of assembly, fuel may leak during a crash from the area where the fuel sending unit attaches to the fuel tank.
- The risk
- If fuel leaks from between the fuel sending unit and the tank, it may increase the risk of a fire in the event of a crash.
- The fix
- Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will install a retainer ring between the fuel tank and the fuel sending unit. The recall began on September 28, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Reported August 4, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V486000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V486000, 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: August 4, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted