Nissan Fuel System, Gasoline: Fuel Pump

Nissan is recalling about 23,903 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, gasoline. If the retainer clip is unlocked, the fuel tube may shift and cause a fuel leak, increasing the risk of a fire.

Campaign
18V922000
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Reported
20 December 2018
Vehicles
23,903
Built between
May 2018 – Oct 2018
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
11 February 2019
Repaired
97%
Unrepaired
782

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between May 2018 and October 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2019 Nissan AltimaBuilt May 2018 to October 2018

Repair progress

782 of 23,903 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2020.

97% repaired — 23,121 of 23,903 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Nissan North America, Inc (Nissan) is recalling certain 2019 Altima vehicles. The retainer clip connecting the low pressure fuel tube to the high pressure fuel pump may not have been locked into position.

What could happen

If the retainer clip is unlocked, the fuel tube may shift and cause a fuel leak, increasing the risk of a fire. If the fuel tube fully disconnects, the engine can stall, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Nissan has notified owners, and dealers will route the fuel hose into the holding clip and lock the retainer clip into place, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began February 11, 2019.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMay 2018 to October 2018
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA20 December 2018
  3. Owners notified11 February 2019
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2020 — 97% repaired

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 20 December 2018.

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 customer service at 1-800-867-7669.

Official source

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

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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.

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