The defect
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 JUKE, INFINITI QX AND INFINITI M VEHICLES. THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSORS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED TO THE CORRECT SPECIFICATION. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR MAY LOOSEN DUE TO HEAT AND VIBRATION CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK.
The risk
FUEL MAY LEAK FROM THE PRESSURE SENSOR, INCREASING THE RISK OF A FIRE.
The remedy
NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSORS, AS NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 2, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-647-7261.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Infiniti M | 2011, 2012 |
| Infiniti QX | 2011, 2012 |
| Nissan Juke | 2011, 2012 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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 M | 2011 | 5 | 1 |
| Infiniti M | 2012 | 1 | 2 |
| Infiniti QX | 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| Infiniti QX | 2012 | 2 | 1 |
| Nissan Juke | 2011 | 153 | 3 |
| Nissan Juke | 2012 | 87 | 4 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 2012
20 of the 583 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2012 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. filed 216 campaigns in all.
| 12V597000 20 Dec 2012 | American Suzuki Motor Corp. |
| 12V582000 12 Dec 2012 | Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. |
| 12V581000 12 Dec 2012 | Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. |
| 12V557000 3 Dec 2012 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 12V531000 9 Nov 2012 | KTM NORTH AMERICA, INC |
| 12V521000 26 Oct 2012 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
| 12V459000 19 Sept 2012 | General Motors LLC |
| 12V438000 7 Sept 2012 | Ford Motor Company |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2012