The defect
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 AND MODEL YEAR 2008 FRONTIER, XTERRA AND PATHFINDER VEHICLES. THE MOLDED FUEL TANK SHELLS CAN DEFORM, CAUSING THE FUEL SENDER FLOAT ARM TO CONTACT AN EMBOSSMENT MOLDED INTO THE TANK SHELL CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL GAUGE TO SHOW THAT THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER TANK WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY.
The risk
THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS AND STALL IN TRAFFIC, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT INSIDE THE FUEL TANK WITH A NEW ONE THAT HAS A MODIFIED FLOAT ARM. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE MARCH 22, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Nissan Frontier | 2006, 2008 |
| Nissan Pathfinder | 2006, 2008 |
| Nissan Xterra | 2006, 2008 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nissan Frontier | 2006 | 617 | 4 |
| Nissan Frontier | 2008 | 136 | 5 |
| Nissan Pathfinder | 2006 | 837 | 3 |
| Nissan Pathfinder | 2008 | 328 | 4 |
| Nissan Xterra | 2006 | 780 | 3 |
| Nissan Xterra | 2008 | 119 | 6 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 2010
12 of the 647 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2010 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. filed 216 campaigns in all.
| 10V621000 10 Dec 2010 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
| 10V518000 26 Oct 2010 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| 10V348000 27 Jul 2010 | NAVISTAR, INC |
| 10V330000 22 Jul 2010 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 10V294000 29 Jun 2010 | SPRINTER ENGINEERING & COMPLIANCE SUPPOR |
| 10V285000 25 Jun 2010 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 10V275000 16 Jun 2010 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| 10V215000 21 May 2010 | AUTOMOBILI LAMBORGHINI |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2010