By Drew Johnson
Monday, Oct 8th, 2007 @ 7:50 am

Nissan has recalled 372,250 Nissan Pathfinder and Infiniti QX4 SUVs. The recall — which covers vehicles produced from 1997-2001 — is due to a faulty fuel filler tube assembly that could cause a fire. Vehicles in portions of the country that use road salt in the winter are especially prone to the problem.
“This could result in an opening in the coating which can allow water to enter and make contact with the bare metal of the tube,” the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said. “If a mixture of snow/water and salt makes contact with the bare metal, corrosion may occur to a degree which results in perforation of the tube. In this case, fuel leakage may occur when filling the tank. Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire.”

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