Nissan Diesel Fuel System, Gasoline: Storage

Nissan Diesel is recalling about 5,488 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, gasoline. Water entry into the internal coil windings of the solenoid can cause the coil windings to short circuit and not allow the vehicle to start.

Campaign
00V059000
Manufacturer
NISSAN DIESEL AMERICA, INC
Reported
3 March 2000
Vehicles
5,488
Built between
Sep 1995 – Jun 1998
Models
8
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
17 April 2000
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between September 1995 and June 1998. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1998 Nissan Diesel UD1800Built September 1995 to June 1998
  • 1998 Nissan Diesel UD2000Built September 1995 to June 1998
  • 1998 Nissan Diesel UD2300Built September 1995 to June 1998
  • 1998 Nissan Diesel UD2600Built September 1995 to June 1998
  • 1995-1998 Nissan Diesel UD3000Built September 1995 to June 1998
  • 1995-1997 UD UD1800Built September 1995 to June 1998
  • 1995-1997 UD UD2300Built September 1995 to June 1998
  • 1995-1997 UD UD2600Built September 1995 to June 1998

What the defect is

Vehicle description: medium duty trucks. The diesel engine fuel shut off solenoid contains insufficient waterproof protection with the electromagnetic solenoid coil windings.

What could happen

Water entry into the internal coil windings of the solenoid can cause the coil windings to short circuit and not allow the vehicle to start.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING ENGINE STOP SOLENOID WITH A REDESIGNED ENGINE STOP MOTOR AND CABLE ASSEMBLY.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtSeptember 1995 to June 1998
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA3 March 2000
  3. Owners notified17 April 2000

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 3 March 2000.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
NISSAN DIESEL AMERICA, INC
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owner notification began april 17, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact nissan diesel at 1-972-756-5531. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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