NHTSA recall 00V419001
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 00V419001 |
| Manufacturer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Reported | 2000-12-15 |
| Owners notified | 2001-02-16 |
| Component | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY |
| Units potentially affected | 268229 |
What is wrong
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINIVANS. THE FUEL TANK VENT HOSE ALLOWS AIR TO VENT FROM THE FUEL TANK DURING REFUELING. CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE VENT HOSE. IF (1) THE FUEL TANK IS OVERFILLED, NOT ALLOWING EXCESS FUEL IN THE VENT HOSE TO FLOW BACK INTO THE TANK, (2) THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ONLY A SHORT DISTANCE AFTER REFUELING AND, (3) THERE IS SUBSEQUENTLY SIGNIFICANT HEATING OF THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL IN THE TANK CAN EXPAND INTO THE VENT HOSE AND LEAK FUEL.
What can happen
FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE VENT HOSE.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 16, 2001.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 AT 1-800-647-7261.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 1993 NISSAN QUEST | Built 1992-04-01 to 1997-06-30. |
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| 1994 NISSAN QUEST | Built 1992-04-01 to 1997-06-30. |
| 1995 NISSAN QUEST | Built 1992-04-01 to 1997-06-30. |
| 1996 NISSAN QUEST | Built 1992-04-01 to 1997-06-30. |
| 1997 NISSAN QUEST | Built 1992-04-01 to 1997-06-30. |
| 1998 NISSAN QUEST | Built 1997-07-01 to 1998-06-30. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as EA00015
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| EA00015 | Engineering analysis, opened 2000-05-22, closed 2001-01-04. FUEL TANK VENT HOSE LEAKAGE. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.