| Subject: | Fuel tank punctures from road debris |
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| Investigations Summary: |
This investigation was opened on Sep. 13, 2005.
It was closed on Jan. 31, 2006.
Note: this investigation has resulted in
a vehicle safety recall. Odi opened a preliminary evaluation based on four vehicle owner questionnaires (voq's) indicating that the fuel tanks werepunctured by road debris under normal, "non" off-road driving conditions. As of November 30, 2005, the complaint total increased to 12. Nissan supplied odi with 31 complaints of fuel tank punctures, including 26 not previously known to odi from the voq records. In a letter dated January 9, 2006, Nissan north America, inc. Notified odi of its plan to recall approximately 209,000 model year 2003 - 2006 Nissan murano vehicles built from April 24, 2002 (start of production of my 2003) through November 24, 2005 (including a portion of my 2006 vehicles) to correct a deficiency in fuel tank shielding from road debris. This recall has been designated NHTSA no. 06v-003. Recalled vehicles will be fitted with protective shielding for the frontal portion of the fuel tank to reduce the possibility of puncture by projectiles from the front wheels. Accordingly, this investigation has been closed. |
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