Recall Anounced
#1
Recall Anounced
Here is the bulletin released yesterday by Nissan:
"Nissan notified NHTSA that it will be conducting a Voluntary Safety Recall Campaign on approximately 5,458 MY2016 Nissan Maxima (A36) vehicles manufactured at the Smyrna, TN plant between March 19, 2015 (SOP) and June 2, 2015 to address a potential fuel tank assembly issue."
"On some of the affected vehicles, the fuel sending unit may not have been affixed to the fuel tank correctly and could potentially leak. The issue was identified during a recent crash test. There have been no customer reports of leaks, accidents, or injuries associated with this issue."
The bulletin also states that 2,803 of these vehicles are in dealer inventory. Service Comm I.D. PC384
I was told by my service manager that my vehicle is one of the ones that will be recalled and that I can have a loaner provided at no charge to me. He also said that Nissan told them it will be approximately two weeks before a fix will be available.
I turned down the loaner. Not too worried about it.
"Nissan notified NHTSA that it will be conducting a Voluntary Safety Recall Campaign on approximately 5,458 MY2016 Nissan Maxima (A36) vehicles manufactured at the Smyrna, TN plant between March 19, 2015 (SOP) and June 2, 2015 to address a potential fuel tank assembly issue."
"On some of the affected vehicles, the fuel sending unit may not have been affixed to the fuel tank correctly and could potentially leak. The issue was identified during a recent crash test. There have been no customer reports of leaks, accidents, or injuries associated with this issue."
The bulletin also states that 2,803 of these vehicles are in dealer inventory. Service Comm I.D. PC384
I was told by my service manager that my vehicle is one of the ones that will be recalled and that I can have a loaner provided at no charge to me. He also said that Nissan told them it will be approximately two weeks before a fix will be available.
I turned down the loaner. Not too worried about it.
Last edited by Max8; 07-30-2015 at 09:51 AM.
#5
I see also in the Q and A section, they have more details:
"The vehicle was crash tested and then rotated onto its side after the test as per procedure. Once the vehicle was rotated onto its side, some fuel leaked out of the test vehicle."
"Nissan determined the affected vehicle population by tracing the issue to a specific manufacturing process. Vehicles manufactured after the date are not affected."
"The vehicle was crash tested and then rotated onto its side after the test as per procedure. Once the vehicle was rotated onto its side, some fuel leaked out of the test vehicle."
"Nissan determined the affected vehicle population by tracing the issue to a specific manufacturing process. Vehicles manufactured after the date are not affected."
#6
Thanks for the information. So now the question is this, do they resume sales of affected cars, with a fix in site, or do they hold off for two more weeks?
I have been waiting for over a week now with the car I want being part of the stop sale.
Wonder if they will let the sales resume...i hope so
I have been waiting for over a week now with the car I want being part of the stop sale.
Wonder if they will let the sales resume...i hope so
#8
Thanks for the information. So now the question is this, do they resume sales of affected cars, with a fix in site, or do they hold off for two more weeks?
I have been waiting for over a week now with the car I want being part of the stop sale.
Wonder if they will let the sales resume...i hope so
I have been waiting for over a week now with the car I want being part of the stop sale.
Wonder if they will let the sales resume...i hope so
No, dealers are supposed to hold all cars affected. It doesn't actually say this, but some dealers could interpret the part about affected cars coming in for service as saying they should hold these cars too!
"It is the dealer's responsibility to check Service Comm using the appropriate Campaign I.D. for the campaign status on each vehicle falling within the range of this voluntary safety recall campaign which for any reason enters the service department. This includes vehicles purchased from private parties or presented by transient (tourist) owners and vehicles in dealer inventory. If a VIN subject to this recall campaign was part of a dealer trade, the letter associated with that VIN should be forwarded to the appropriate dealer for service completion."
Last edited by Max8; 07-30-2015 at 02:23 PM.
#9
Here is the bulletin released yesterday by Nissan:
"Nissan notified NHTSA that it will be conducting a Voluntary Safety Recall Campaign on approximately 5,458 MY2016 Nissan Maxima (A36) vehicles manufactured at the Smyrna, TN plant between March 19, 2015 (SOP) and June 2, 2015 to address a potential fuel tank assembly issue."
"On some of the affected vehicles, the fuel sending unit may not have been affixed to the fuel tank correctly and could potentially leak. The issue was identified during a recent crash test. There have been no customer reports of leaks, accidents, or injuries associated with this issue."
The bulletin also states that 2,803 of these vehicles are in dealer inventory. Service Comm I.D. PC384
I was told by my service manager that my vehicle is one of the ones that will be recalled and that I can have a loaner provided at no charge to me. He also said that Nissan told them it will be approximately two weeks before a fix will be available.
I turned down the loaner. Not too worried about it.
"Nissan notified NHTSA that it will be conducting a Voluntary Safety Recall Campaign on approximately 5,458 MY2016 Nissan Maxima (A36) vehicles manufactured at the Smyrna, TN plant between March 19, 2015 (SOP) and June 2, 2015 to address a potential fuel tank assembly issue."
"On some of the affected vehicles, the fuel sending unit may not have been affixed to the fuel tank correctly and could potentially leak. The issue was identified during a recent crash test. There have been no customer reports of leaks, accidents, or injuries associated with this issue."
The bulletin also states that 2,803 of these vehicles are in dealer inventory. Service Comm I.D. PC384
I was told by my service manager that my vehicle is one of the ones that will be recalled and that I can have a loaner provided at no charge to me. He also said that Nissan told them it will be approximately two weeks before a fix will be available.
I turned down the loaner. Not too worried about it.
http://nissanhelp.com/diy/common/nissan_vin.php
#10
Recall look-up is on Nissan's site now. Enter your VIN to see if your car is affected: http://www.nissanusa.com/recalls-vin#/
#13
Of course! Use everything you can just as they use everything they can to drive the price up. They tell you that the car is a hot seller, a brand new design, that people are tearing down their doors to buy it. You tell them that the cars are sitting on their lots, that there is already a safety recall , etc, etc.
Its all a mental game, but they want to sell and you can wait to buy.
#15
Recall Anounced
So checked my VIN on their website and no recalls exist but my 11th letter is C SO IT WAS MADE IN Smyrna. Hopefully it is after the dates that were mentioned. I will still check with my dealer.
#16
The web site does work. I put in my VIN and it said I have a gas tank recall.
#19
No matter what VIN letter you have...all Maximas sold in the US are built at the Smyrna, TN Plant.
#21
#23
Then don't buy one. By the way, why are you on this site. It is "The Home for Maxima Enthusiasts" (as it says on the top of the page), not Maxima bashers!
#26
My SR is affected by the recall. The dealer said they don't have the repair parts yet. Nissan will send out letters to all affected in about 3 to 4 weeks(?). Hang tight! It is a safety recall, but it isn't a problem with day to day driving. The dealer said if i smelled gas to come in immediately - but I think that would be a separate issue from the recall.
It sounded like the recall is an issue with the gas line at the tank leaking after a crash and a partial roll over. Everything had to happen "just so" to cause the leak. I don't think my car is going to spontaneously combust while driving.
I doubt they can sell any cars, though, that are involved in this recall, even if it is voluntary on Nissan's part.
It sounded like the recall is an issue with the gas line at the tank leaking after a crash and a partial roll over. Everything had to happen "just so" to cause the leak. I don't think my car is going to spontaneously combust while driving.
I doubt they can sell any cars, though, that are involved in this recall, even if it is voluntary on Nissan's part.
#27
It sounds like the leak only happens when the car is on its side. I think what they were saying is that the car was put on its side, deliberately, AFTER the crash test to inspect how the car handled the crash. I initially thought the car flipped in the crash test, but I don't think that's the case. So unless you guys are planning to flip your car on its side, I think everyone should be good.
#28
It sounds like the leak only happens when the car is on its side. I think what they were saying is that the car was put on its side, deliberately, AFTER the crash test to inspect how the car handled the crash. I initially thought the car flipped in the crash test, but I don't think that's the case. So unless you guys are planning to flip your car on its side, I think everyone should be good.
Yeah. First they crashed it (they don't say how), then flipped it on it's side and then some (they don't say how much) gas leaked from where the sending unit attaches to the gas tank. My car is one of the ones recalled and I'm not concerned. I'll get it fixed in a couple weeks (or more) when they have it figured out what they're going to do about it.
#32
#33
I don't know if its an actual recall on the sunroof, but I do know mine broke the first time i used it and Nissan had sent someone out to take pictures and they say an engineer has been assigned. This was already in progress over the last few weeks and then my VIN was identified on the Gas Tank issue, for which I was quoted will be a few weeks out in and of itself. The sunroof doesn't have an actual fix identified as of yet either, so I'm in total limbo.
#34
General Motors and Chrysler tried for over fifteen years to cover up extremely dangerous problems in many of their vehicles that have resulted in, by recent analysis by safety experts and legal analysts, between 150 and 500 deaths and well over a thousand major injuries. The very sad thing is that both companies continued to manufacture and sell these rolling BBQ pits for over a decade after the problems were known by company insiders.
Several of those deaths occurred in the Atlanta area, and in each case, the accident was charged to careless driving by an innocent teen girl who suddenly found herself moving along at 55 MPH with no motor running, no power steering (which, in today's cars, essentially means no steering), no power brakes (which, in today's cars, essentially means no brakes), and only seconds to decide what to do. They never had a chance.
These incredibly horrid and callous cases of profits being more important than lives are simply added to the long list of reasons why I long ago made a personal commitment to never purchase any General Motors or Chrysler product.
Last edited by lightonthehill; 07-31-2015 at 11:34 PM.
#35
That's not necessarily true. There's still a steering shaft connecting the wheel to the tires and your brake pedal is still essentially connected to your brake calipers through normal means. Both of these would be tougher to handle with no power, but they wouldn't quit working altogether...
#36
The speed with which Nissan has jumped on this is exemplary.
General Motors and Chrysler tried for over fifteen years to cover up extremely dangerous problems in many of their vehicles that have resulted in, by recent analysis by safety experts and legal analysts, between 150 and 500 deaths and well over a thousand major injuries. The very sad thing is that both companies continued to manufacture and sell these rolling BBQ pits for over a decade after the problems were known by company insiders.
Several of those deaths occurred in the Atlanta area, and in each case, the accident was charged to careless driving by an innocent teen girl who suddenly found herself moving along at 55 MPH with no motor running, no power steering (which, in today's cars, essentially means no steering), no power brakes (which, in today's cars, essentially means no brakes), and only seconds to decide what to do. They never had a chance.
These incredibly horrid and callous cases of profits being more important than lives are simply added to the long list of reasons why I long ago made a personal commitment to never purchase any General Motors or Chrysler product.
General Motors and Chrysler tried for over fifteen years to cover up extremely dangerous problems in many of their vehicles that have resulted in, by recent analysis by safety experts and legal analysts, between 150 and 500 deaths and well over a thousand major injuries. The very sad thing is that both companies continued to manufacture and sell these rolling BBQ pits for over a decade after the problems were known by company insiders.
Several of those deaths occurred in the Atlanta area, and in each case, the accident was charged to careless driving by an innocent teen girl who suddenly found herself moving along at 55 MPH with no motor running, no power steering (which, in today's cars, essentially means no steering), no power brakes (which, in today's cars, essentially means no brakes), and only seconds to decide what to do. They never had a chance.
These incredibly horrid and callous cases of profits being more important than lives are simply added to the long list of reasons why I long ago made a personal commitment to never purchase any General Motors or Chrysler product.
I've owned my share of the "Big 3" autos in my day (9); Dodges, GMs and Fords. Every one of them but 1 had engine troubles before they turned 100k, in some cases <60k, not to mention faulty designs that required multiple same part replacements, a rusted firewall, rotted out floor pan and so on (the list is long)...
You couldn't give me a Big 3 car today, I'd just sell it. The only reason the Big 3 cars are better designed today is because of competition from the Japanese and Europeans.
#37
That's not necessarily true. There's still a steering shaft connecting the wheel to the tires and your brake pedal is still essentially connected to your brake calipers through normal means. Both of these would be tougher to handle with no power, but they wouldn't quit working altogether...
#40
Of course you are correct. In fact, I have appreciated your posts here, and have never once found an error in a post you made. Actually, I have come to think you may be associated with either Nissan or an automotive endeavor of some sort.
I still feel the information I posted was essentially true in the situation I was addressing, but only because of the drivers involved and the fact I used the word 'essentially' in each case. Having been driving from before either power steering or power brakes were put on vehicles, I am aware the connection is still there. But, in cars built with power steering and power brakes, it is very difficult to use either when the motor dies.
I recall twice in the mid-1970s when I found myself in this situation when driving an Oldsmobile 88 (and the motor died), and, although I was in very good physical condition at that time, I could barely turn the wheel (forget about any meaningful maneuvering) with the car rolling, and felt I was very near breaking the brake pedal off its shaft by pressing with all the force I could muster. Yet the car was slowing far too slowly to make much difference.
So, with little response time available and little driving experience, for the young teenage girls involved, the greatly reduced steering and braking capacity meant that they essentially lost use of the steering and braking. As I said, they had no chance.
To be fair, I should also admit my wife and I worked with the Dad of one of these girls, the accident happened near our home, and she was their only child. We still cry when we see him. It has been years, and we now accept that he will never recover from this.
I still feel the information I posted was essentially true in the situation I was addressing, but only because of the drivers involved and the fact I used the word 'essentially' in each case. Having been driving from before either power steering or power brakes were put on vehicles, I am aware the connection is still there. But, in cars built with power steering and power brakes, it is very difficult to use either when the motor dies.
I recall twice in the mid-1970s when I found myself in this situation when driving an Oldsmobile 88 (and the motor died), and, although I was in very good physical condition at that time, I could barely turn the wheel (forget about any meaningful maneuvering) with the car rolling, and felt I was very near breaking the brake pedal off its shaft by pressing with all the force I could muster. Yet the car was slowing far too slowly to make much difference.
So, with little response time available and little driving experience, for the young teenage girls involved, the greatly reduced steering and braking capacity meant that they essentially lost use of the steering and braking. As I said, they had no chance.
To be fair, I should also admit my wife and I worked with the Dad of one of these girls, the accident happened near our home, and she was their only child. We still cry when we see him. It has been years, and we now accept that he will never recover from this.
Last edited by lightonthehill; 08-01-2015 at 08:33 PM.