The defect
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2003-2004 INFINITI M45 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM MARCH 7, 2002, THROUGH JUNE 3, 2004. DUE TO A CIRCUIT BOARD FAILURE, THE FUEL GAUGE MAY READ A FUEL LEVEL HIGHER THAN ACTUALLY EXISTS. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE MAY RUN OUT OF GAS WITHOUT NOTICE.
The risk
THE VEHICLE MAY STALL WITHOUT WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE CIRCUIT BOARD FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 27, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-647-7261.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Infiniti M45 | 2003, 2004 |
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 M45 | 2003 | 129 | 2 |
| Infiniti M45 | 2004 | 43 | 2 |
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