The Japanese automakers aren’t immune to massive recalls, contrary to what some folks believe. Nissan is recalling 372,250 Pathfinders and QX4’s, which blows away the recent Honda Civic recall of 180k+ vehicles. This Nissan recall covers SUV’s built from 1997-2001, and especially affects areas of the country that see snow and ice.
The problem is a bad fuel filler tube assembly, which could potentially cause a fire. A mixture of snow, water, and salt can cause the tube to corrode. Tube corrodes, leaks fuel, and BLAM your car could catch on fire. Not much fun, and definitely cause for a recall.
Again, sorry to see such a huge recall ( quality issues are never good, no matter who the manufacturer is ), but at least manufacturer’s are taking care of things like this these days. If you have an affected unit, you should receive a letter fairly soon.
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Strange that I had to hear about Fuel Filler recall from the dealer when I took my 2001 Pathfinder for an oil change in mid February 2008. They spotted it, checked records, and told me I needed a recall fix on fuel filler. They had parts so they did it. I never got anything from Nissan…no notice..no recall..nothing! To make matters worse, I have e-mailed Nissan three times as to why I got nothing from them…each time they replay with a “we received” e-mail with promise to respond – and never do! Anyone see anything wrong with this picture? I have to learn “accidentally” about a recall that has potentially dangerous repercussions if not done?