Nissan North America, Inc.: Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Filler Pipe and Cap
Nissan North America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 15, 1995 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 747,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
IT IS POSSIBLE FOR A MIXTURE OF MUD AND SALT TO GET TRAPPED BETWEEN THE FUEL FILLER TUBE AND WHEEL HOUSING. THE TRAPPED MUD AND SALT CAN RESULT IN CORROSION OF THE FUEL FILLER TUBE AND THE WHEEL HOUSING.
The risk
SIGNIFICANT CORROSION OF THE FUEL FILLER TUBE MAY RESULT IN FUEL LEAKS WHICH IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. IN ADDITION, THE LEFT REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS MOUNTED TO THE WHEEL HOUSING AND IN THE EVENT OF SIGNIFICANT CORROSION, AND THE MOUNTING COULD FAIL IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THESE VEHICLES AND CORRECTIVE ACTION WILL BE TAKEN DEPENDING UPON THE EXTENT OF THE CORROSION.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Nissan Maxima | 89 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| 1993 Nissan Maxima | 78 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| 1992 Nissan Maxima | 110 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 1992 Nissan Stanza | 33 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1991 Nissan Maxima | 76 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 1991 Nissan Stanza | 33 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1990 Nissan Maxima | 106 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 1990 Nissan Stanza | 36 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 95V244000.
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