Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 13V068000

Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly

Nissan North America, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2013-03-01.

Recall campaignNHTSA 13V068000

Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly

Component
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
392
Reported to NHTSA
2013-03-01
Owners notified
2013-04-01

Defect description

Nissan is recalling certain model year 2013 Sentra vehicles manufactured from September 11, 2012, through October 4, 2012. Some fuel tank assemblies were not properly sealed during the manufacturing process. As a result, a small amount of gasoline may leak from the tank when it is full.

Safety risk

A gasoline leak in the presence of an ignition source may lead to a vehicle fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel tanks as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on April 1, 2013. 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.

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
Nissan Sentra2013

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.