Infiniti Fuel System, Gasoline

Infiniti is recalling about 192,659 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, gasoline. Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire.

Campaign
05V555000
Manufacturer
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Reported
13 December 2005
Vehicles
192,659
Built between
Nov 2001 – Aug 2005
Models
4
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
27 February 2006
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between November 2001 and August 2005. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2003-2006 Infiniti FX35Built July 2002 to August 2005
  • 2003-2006 Infiniti FX45Built July 2002 to August 2005
  • 2003-2004 Infiniti G35Built November 2001 to October 2003
  • 2003-2004 Nissan 350ZBuilt April 2002 to November 2003

What the defect is

On certain passenger and sport utility vehicles, the fuel filler hose may crack and result in fuel leakage from the hose while refueling.

What could happen

Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL FILLER HOSE. RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 27, 2006, FOR NISSAN OWNERS, AND ON MARCH 13, 2006, FOR INFINITI OWNERS.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtNovember 2001 to August 2005
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA13 December 2005
  3. Owners notified27 February 2006

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 13 December 2005.

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.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261 or infiniti at 1-800-662-6200.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
R0505 & R0508
Recalling manufacturer
NISSAN NORTH 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

Nissan recall nos. Nissan R0505 and infiniti R0508.CUSTOMERS 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.

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.

Same component

Same brand