The defect
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2009 TITAN, ARMADA, AND INFINITI QX56 VEHICLES. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL GAUGE MAY INACCURATELY DISPLAY THAT THE VEHICLE STILL HAS SOME FUEL, TYPICALLY ABOUT ONE QUARTER TANK, WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY.
The risk
THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS AND STALL ON THE HIGHWAY, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL SENDER UNIT INSIDE THE FUEL TANK WITH A NEW IMPROVED SENDER CARD. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 22, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Infiniti QX56 | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| Nissan Armada | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| Nissan Titan | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infiniti QX56 | 2005 | 80 | 3 |
| Infiniti QX56 | 2006 | 79 | 3 |
| Infiniti QX56 | 2007 | 21 | 1 |
| Infiniti QX56 | 2008 | 53 | 3 |
| Infiniti QX56 | 2009 | 7 | 2 |
| Nissan Armada | 2005 | 373 | 3 |
| Nissan Armada | 2006 | 266 | 3 |
| Nissan Armada | 2007 | 86 | 2 |
| Nissan Armada | 2008 | 161 | 6 |
| Nissan Armada | 2009 | 23 | 3 |
| Nissan Titan | 2005 | 891 | 4 |
| Nissan Titan | 2006 | 430 | 5 |
| Nissan Titan | 2007 | 139 | 1 |
| Nissan Titan | 2008 | 133 | 5 |
| Nissan Titan | 2009 | 47 | 3 |
Other fuel system, other recalls in 2010
10 of the 647 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2010 concerned the fuel system, other; NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. filed 216 campaigns in all.
| 10V600000 24 Nov 2010 | MAZDA MOTOR CORP |
| 10V540000 29 Oct 2010 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. |
| 10V339000 27 Jul 2010 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA |
| 10V331000 22 Jul 2010 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| 10V305000 28 Jun 2010 | MCNEILUS TRUCK & MANUFACTURING |
| 10V189000 7 May 2010 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA |
| 10V165000 23 Apr 2010 | WESTPORT FUEL SYSTEMS INC |
| 10V082000 5 Mar 2010 | NOVA BUS INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2010