- Vehicles
- 118,898
- Built between
- Aug 1970 – Jul 1973
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 15 January 1981
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 1970 and July 1973. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1971-1973 Nissan 510Built August 1970 to July 1973
What the defect is
The rubber plug used to seal off one of the tank outlets may deteriorate under dry, high ozone environmental conditions (particularly high temperatures) allowing fuel leakage.
What gets fixed
ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES WILL HAVE A NEW CLAMP AND RUBBER OVER-PLUG PLACED ON THE EXISTING PLUG. IF THE RUBBER PLUG IS DETERIORATED, IT WILL ALSO BE REPLACED.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtAugust 1970 to July 1973
- Recall reported to NHTSA17 November 1980
- Owners notified15 January 1981
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 17 November 1980.
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 NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
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
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.system: fuel; return line plug.consequences of defect: should this leakage occur, fuel odors will enter thepassenger compartment, and a vehicle fire and personal injury could occur.
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.