NHTSA Recall 07V435000
NHTSA Campaign Id 07V435000; Date: Sep. 18, 2007
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.
Recalled Vehicles:
1997 Infiniti QX4; 1998 Infiniti QX4; 1999 Infiniti QX4; 2000 Infiniti QX4; 2001 Infiniti QX4; 1997 Nissan Pathfinder; 1998 Nissan Pathfinder; 1999 Nissan Pathfinder; 2000 Nissan Pathfinder; 2001 Nissan Pathfinder
Component: Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly:filler Pipe And Cap
Manufactured by: Nissan North America, Inc.
Affected Units:: 372,250
Recall Summary:
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.
How to 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.
Recall Notes:
Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Nov 26, 2007
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