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Nissan recalls SUVs in U.S. and Canada

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

Although there has been no reported incidents, the Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Company remained composed and humbled itself to immediately take back as much as 420,000 Nissan units that have fuel tubes, which have been believed to become rusted or worn out during the colder seasons.

Nissan Pathfinder

Infiniti, which is a luxury brand of Nissan, and the Nissan Pathfinder, which were bought starting 1997 to 2001 in the United States and in Canada, were the ones being recalled by the company. Roughly 370,000 of these Pathfinder and Infiniti sport utility vehicles were sold or are currently being used in the colder states in the U.S. During winter, roads are being salted to lessen or remove altogether the presence of snow, which causes slippery roads and eventual accidents. Unfortunately, the combination of snow, salt, and water is actually bad for vehicles because this could damage the external metal Nissan Parts of the vehicle, in particular, the fuel tube. Once the tubes for the engine becomes rusted, a possible leak is inevitable. Once the tubes start to leak, there is a possibility of unfortunate accidents like fire. This incident would surely affect the other Nissan Parts equipped in both sport utility vehicles.

Infiniti

According to Fred Standish, who is the Nissan spokesperson, to date, there has been no reported incidents of fires, which has something to with the corroded fuel tubes. He also added that towards the end of November, Nissan dealers will be recalling these units and will refurbish the possible affected Nissan Parts like the fuel filler tube. The upgraded tube for the engine will now have an efficient coating that will be able to offset the formation of rust.

These muscled Nissan-produced vehicles were sold in about 22 states in the United States, such as Rhode Island, District of Columbia, New Jersey, Kentucky, West Virginia, Vermont, Maryland, Connecticut, New York, Illinois, and, Iowa, amongst others. In Canada, on the other hand, a total of 45,000 Nissan units will be recalled by the company.