Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - STORAGE - FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | ||||||||||||||||
| 10V074000 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | V (Vehicle) | 340000 | 03/22/2010 | MFR | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 03/03/2010 | 03/03/2010 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Nissan is recalling certain model year 2005-2009 titan, armada, and infiniti qx56 vehicles. the instrument panel fuel gauge may inaccurately display that the vehicle still has some fuel, typically about one quarter tank, when the fuel tank is empty. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This could cause the vehicle to run out of gas and stall on the highway, which could cause a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the fuel sender unit inside the fuel tank with a new improved sender card. this service will be performed free of charge. the safety recall began on march 22, 2010. owners may contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | |||
| 05/22/2010 | 91642 | ||
| Vehicle stalling and losing power and all warning lights on dashboard begin to flash. on several occasions vehicle completely stalled while i was driving on the freeway causing me to lose power steering control and almost causing an accident. problem comes and goes without any pre-warning. | |||
| 04/13/2010 | |||
| We receive a letter from infiniti company because i'm the owner of a infinity qx56, year 2006 notifying me that the fue gauge in some fo the vehicle may be inaccurate due to a manlfunction in the fuel level sending unit, that cause the instrument panel fuel gauge to inaccurately display that the vehicle still has some fuel, tipically about one quarter tank, wen te fue tank is empty and that if this were to occur on my vehicle, the vehicle could stall, wich could create an unsafe condition which could result in a crash. i never ago has this problem but i ever mainatin the fuel level in my vehicle so the fuel gauge reads above the one half position, so i was very interesting to have my vehicle reapired, but i was based in panam | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - STORAGE - FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | |||
| 10/09/2008 | 50000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 infiniti qx56. the contact stated that while driving at speeds of 65 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the dealer performed a diagnostic test and replaced both the battery and fuel pump. the contact confirmed that they received notification of a recall campaign (nhtsa campaign id number: 10v074000-fuel system, other: storage: fuel gauge system) for his specific vehicle. the dealer advised maintaining at least half a tank of gasoline at all times. the dealer also confirmed the parts needed to perform the necessary recall repairs were not yet available. the approximate failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 75,000. | |||