NISSAN TITAN 2006: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 10V074000

Make Model Year
NISSAN TITAN 2006
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
2010-03-22 2010-03-03 2010-03-03

Manufacturers Involved: Nissan North America, Inc.

Component: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 340000

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

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

THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS AND STALL ON THE HIGHWAY, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH.

Remedy

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 .