# NHTSA recall 15V486000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 15V486000
- Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
- Reported: 2015\-08\-04
- Owners notified: 2015\-09\-28
- Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- Units potentially affected: 46846

## What is wrong

Nissan North America, Inc. \(Nissan\) notified the agency on July 31, 2015, that they are recalling certain model year 2016 Nissan Maxima vehicles manufactured February 10, 2015, to August 18, 2015.  On October 14, 2015, Nissan expanded the recall to cover an additional 41,388 vehicles, including certain model year 2013\-2015 Altima 3.5 vehicles equipped with a V6 engine manufactured March 30, 2012, to August 18, 2015 as well as the vehicles covered by the July 31, 2015 notification.  In the affected vehicles, due to an improperly installed o\-ring that may not have been seated correctly at the time of assembly, fuel may leak during a crash from the area where the fuel sending unit attaches to the fuel tank.


## What can happen

If fuel leaks from between the fuel sending unit and the tank, it may increase the risk of a fire in the event of a crash.


## The remedy

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will install a retainer ring between the fuel tank and the fuel sending unit. The recall began on September 28, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1\-800\-647\-7261.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2016 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2017\-01\-31
- Vehicles in the campaign: 46846
- Reported remedied: 39599 \(84%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2016 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2013 NISSAN ALTIMA](/makes/nissan/altima/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-03\-30 to 2015\-08\-18.
- [2014 NISSAN ALTIMA](/makes/nissan/altima/2014/recalls.md). Built 2012\-03\-30 to 2015\-08\-18.
- [2015 NISSAN ALTIMA](/makes/nissan/altima/2015/recalls.md). Built 2012\-03\-30 to 2015\-08\-18.
- [2016 NISSAN MAXIMA](/makes/nissan/maxima/2016/recalls.md). Built 2015\-02\-10 to 2015\-08\-18.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [NTB22\-026](/bulletins/10213684.md), 2022-06-08, Service bulletin
- [NTB17\-082E](/bulletins/10208953.md), 2022-03-12, Service bulletin
- [NTB13\-097J](/bulletins/10208948.md), 2022-03-12, Service bulletin
- [NTB15\-044B](/bulletins/10194184.md), 2021-05-24, Service bulletin
- [NTB15044B](/bulletins/10192787.md), 2021-05-10, Service bulletin
- [NTB16023](/bulletins/10192769.md), 2021-05-10, Service bulletin
- [NTB15115](/bulletins/10192709.md), 2021-05-10, Service bulletin
- [NTB11103C](/bulletins/10192222.md), 2021-05-10, Service bulletin
- [NTB19\-030](/bulletins/10160183.md), 2019-05-20, Service bulletin
- [NTB13\-097g](/bulletins/10152998.md), 2019-02-19, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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