NHTSA campaign 06V092000 · Nissan campaign R0603

Nissan Recall 06V-092: FUEL CAP TETHER PIN

NHTSA recall 06V092000 (Nissan campaign R0603) was reported by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. on March 30, 2006, with 42,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Nissan Frontier for model years 2005–2006. Owners were notified on April 24, 2006, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 06V092000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 06V092000 (also written 06V-092 or 06V092)
Filed by: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Nissan campaign number: R0603
Report received: March 30, 2006
Potentially affected: 42,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Fuel System, Gasoline — Storage — Tank Assembly — Filler Pipe and Cap
Owners notified: April 24, 2006

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V092000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Nissan

Nissan Frontier
- 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built July 28, 2004 – February 23, 2006 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V092000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN KING CAB TRUCKS, IN A SEVERE SIDE IMPACT CRASH, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT DEFORMATION OF THE VEHICLE'S BODY COULD CAUSE THE FUEL FILLER CAP TETHER TO BE STRETCHED TO THE POINT OF UNSCREWING THE FUEL FILLER CAP.

Safety consequence

THIS MAY RESULT IN A FUEL SPILL WHICH IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL CAP TETHER PIN ASSEMBLY WITH A MODIFIED ONE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 24, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

Notes

NISSAN RECALL NO. R0603.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.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 06V092000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.