NHTSA Complaint #10863256 — 1995 NISSAN 240SX

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10863256
Vehicle	1995 NISSAN 240SX
Component	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of Incident	May 1, 2016
Date Filed	May 4, 2016
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	FL

Consumer Description

HI, IT IS VERY COMMON ON ALL MODELS 1995-1998 240SX FOR THE GAS TANK TO LEAK. DUE TO THE 2 STRAPS THE HOLD THE TANK IN PLACE CAUSING PRESSURE AND RUBBING IT CRACKS ALL OUR GAS TANKS. THIS SHOULD BE FIXED BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN. IT HAPPENS ON ALL 1995-1998 240SX MODELS. PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO GET THIS FIXED AND RESOLVED. YOU CAN LOOK UP 240SXFORUMS.COM, ZILVIA.NET, KA-T.ORG ECT EVERYONE WITH THOSE YEARS HAS AN ISSUE WITH CRACKING FUEL TANK. ALL IN THE SAME SPOT. HERE ARE A FEW LINKS....YOU CAN JUST GOOD 240SX LEAKING TANK OR S14 LEAKING TANK AND WILL FIND LOADS OF POSTS ON PEOPLE HAVING CRACKED TANKS ALL THE SAME SPOT...PASSENGER SIDE AND SOMETIMES ON THE DRIVER SIDE HTTP://WWW.240SXFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/GENERAL-TECH/130588-CRACKED-GAS-TANK-S14-NEED-HELP.HTML HTTP://NISSAN.240SX.NET/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?T=9151 HTTP://ZILVIA.NET/F/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=431065 HTTP://FORUMS.NICOCLUB.COM/MY-CAR-IS-LEAKING-GAS-T543849.HTML

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