Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2011-2012 Nissan Juke vehicles previously remedied under recall 12V-069. During that recall remedy, the fuel pressure sensor may not have been properly tightened, potentially causing the sensor to loosen and leak fuel.
Safety risk
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
Manufacturer remedy
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will tighten the fuel pressure sensor to the proper torque, free of charge. The recall began on April 24, 2018. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669.
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 JUKE, INFINITI QX AND INFINITI M VEHICLES. THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSORS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED TO THE CORRECT SPECIFICATION. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR MAY LOOSEN DUE TO HEAT AND VIBRATION CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK.
Safety risk
FUEL MAY LEAK FROM THE PRESSURE SENSOR, INCREASING THE RISK OF A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSORS, AS NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 2, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-647-7261.
Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger
Manufacturer
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Vehicles affected
28,294
Reported to NHTSA
2011-12-08
Owners notified
2012-01-09
Defect description
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 NISSAN JUKE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 9, 2010, THROUGH MAY 12, 2011. THE TURBOCHARGER BOOST SENSOR BRACKET MAY SEPARATE FROM THE AIR INLET TUBE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE WELD.
Safety risk
IF THE BRACKET COMES OFF, THE VEHICLE COULD STALL WHILE THE ENGINE IS IDLING WITHOUT WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL CHECK THE LOT NUMBER ON THE AIR INLET TUBE AND REPLACE IT IF NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT JANUARY 9, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
Component
Complaints
Median mileage
Engine
67
69,000 mi
Fuel/propulsion system
31
59,379 mi
Power train
19
64,000 mi
Electrical system
15
37,000 mi
Fuel system, gasoline
14
64,000 mi
Unknown or other
14
61,255 mi
Vehicle speed control
7
90,000 mi
Visibility/wiper
6
70,000 mi
Air bags
5
29,010 mi
Steering
5
28,868 mi
Structure: body
5
42,000 mi
Engine and engine cooling
3
623 mi
Suspension
3
1,000 mi
Wheels
3
45,000 mi
Engine and engine cooling: cooling system
1
5,697 mi
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control
1
5,700 mi
Fuel system, diesel
1
37,000 mi
Fuel system, other
1
4,192 mi
Service brakes
1
—
Structure
1
4,977 mi
Tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems
1
—
Visibility
1
4,977 mi
Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly
1
48,000 mi
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer
1
2,500 mi
The 2012 model has 2 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
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.