Loss of control
Japan
Published 31 Jan 2008
Ref JP-1120490
Nissan: Fuel Gauge
Translated from Japanese · machine translation
- Country
- Japan
- Published
- 31 Jan 2008
- Units affected
- 86633
- Reference
- JP-1120490
Affected vehicles
Nissan Elgrand 2002–2004
Hazard
Due to an inadequate fuel gauge circuit design, heat from the instrument illumination causes repeated thermal expansion of the circuit board inside the gauge, potentially causing circuit fracture. This can result in abnormally high fuel gauge readings, causing the driver to fail to notice when fuel is depleted, and in the worst case, engine stall during driving with inability to restart.
Show original (日本語)
燃料計回路が不適切なため、計器内の照明の熱により、計器内の基板が熱膨張を繰り返し、回路が断線することがある。そのため、燃料計の指示値が高くなり、燃料が無くなったことに気付かず、最悪の場合、走行中にエンストし再始動できなくなるおそれがある。
Remedy
Add an auxiliary circuit to the fuel gauge circuit on all vehicles.
Show original (日本語)
全車両、当該燃料計回路に補助回路を追加する。