The defect
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016 Titan Diesel XD vehicles manufactured August 7, 2015, to September 1, 2016. The affected vehicles may not have had the temporary fuel tank breather tube cap removed during the vehicle's assembly and the fuel tank breather tube may not have been connected to the bed rail. As a result, the fuel tank may not have the proper ventilation, possibly causing the fuel gauge and the distance to empty meter to both display inaccurately.
The risk
If the fuel gauge reads incorrectly, the vehicle can run out of fuel without the driver being aware, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the fuel tank breather tube, replacing the fuel tank, fuel sending unit, and/or fuel tank breather tube, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on December 12, 2016. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Nissan Titan XD | 2016 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
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 Titan XD | 2016 | 198 | 3 |
Other fuel system, diesel recalls in 2016
4 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the fuel system, diesel; Nissan North America, Inc. filed 226 campaigns in all.
| 16V778000 26 Oct 2016 | Ford Motor Company |
| 16V618000 24 Aug 2016 | Ford Motor Company |
| 16V133000 4 Mar 2016 | Prevost Cars, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016