NHTSA recall 06V003000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 06V003000 |
| Manufacturer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Reported | 2006-01-10 |
| Owners notified | 2006-03-20 |
| Component | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY |
| Units potentially affected | 205000 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE FUEL TANK, IN THE EVENT THAT A VEHICLE FRONT TIRE RUNS OVER A SMALL, SHARP OBJECT IN THE ROAD, CATCHES IT AND PROPELS IT TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, IT MAY STRIKE AND PUNCTURE THE FUEL TANK.
What can happen
A PUNCTURED TANK COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL PROTECTORS IN FRONT OF THE TANK FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 20, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Notes
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.
| 2003 NISSAN MURANO | Built 2002-04-24 to 2005-11-24. |
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| 2004 NISSAN MURANO | Built 2002-04-24 to 2005-11-24. |
| 2005 NISSAN MURANO | Built 2002-04-24 to 2005-11-24. |
| 2006 NISSAN MURANO | Built 2002-04-24 to 2005-11-24. |
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Investigated as PE05050
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.
| PE05050 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 2005-09-13, closed 2006-01-31. FUEL TANK PUNCTURES FROM ROAD DEBRIS. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| NTB17-030 | 2017-08-01. Service bulletin. NISSAN; FUEL TANK IS SLOW OR DIFFICULT TO FILL IF YOU CONFIRM The fuel tank is slow or difficult to fill (filling nozzle shuts off before tank is full). IMPORTANT: Make sure this incident has been duplicated at a gas station by dealer service staff. ACTION Perform the Service Procedure in this bulletin, starting on the next page. |
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| 02126 | 2003-04-01. Service bulletin. ESSENTIAL TOOL - FUEL TANK LOCK RING WRENCH. *TT *MJ |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.