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2011–2012 Nissan Quest Recall: Electrical System

NHTSA campaign 12V076000 · Electrical System · filed Feb 29, 2012 · verified Sep 14, 2026

Units reported
24K
Manufacturer
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Risk
Crash / injury
Owner letters
Mailing began Apr 2, 2012

The defect

NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 NISSAN QUEST VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 29, 2010, THROUGH FEBRUARY 21, 2012. DUE TO SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING, WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS OR IDLING ON A DECLINE WITH ¼ TANK FUEL OR LESS, THERE MAY BE AN INSUFFICIENT SUPPLY OF FUEL TO THE ENGINE. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE MAY STALL.

The risk

VEHICLE STALLING COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

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The fix — what to do

NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 2, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-647-7261.

CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Affected vehicles

MakeModelModel years
NissanQuest2011, 2012

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Source: NHTSA recall database, campaign 12V076000. Data last verified Sep 14, 2026.