The defect
IF A CERTAIN TYPE OF REAR END COLLISION OCCURS, THE EDGE OF A WELDED BRACKET ON THE FLOOR PANEL SUBFRAME MAY PIERCE THE FUEL FILLER PIPE. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: FUEL LEAKAGE WOULD OCCUR WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. VEHICLES WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 301.
The remedy
INSTALL A COVER OVER THE BRACKET.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Nissan Stanza | 1986 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
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 Stanza | 1986 | 16 | 2 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1986
16 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. filed 216 campaigns in all.
| 86V172000 22 Dec 1986 | NAVISTAR INTL CORP. |
| 86V167000 17 Dec 1986 | NISSAN DIESEL AMERICA, INC |
| 86V160000 11 Dec 1986 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 86V162000 11 Dec 1986 | FERRARI NORTH AMERICA |
| 86V149000 7 Nov 1986 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 86V123000 2 Sept 1986 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 86V111000 14 Aug 1986 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 86V105000 5 Aug 1986 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986