The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a Petition dated February 5, 2026, requesting an investigation into model year (MY) 2006 Nissan Frontier vehicles. The Petitioner alleges that the vehicle poses an imminent fire hazard due to -??[a] powerful and persistent odor of raw gasoline-?? that he says -??emanates from the vehicle-?? and -??indicat[es] a breach in fuel system integrity.-?? He further alleges that the vehicles can experience sudden engine stalling -??during startup and operation, -?? which he believes could cause collisions or loss of vehicle control. The Petitioner further alleges these symptoms are identical to conditions addressed in previous NHTSA recalls (10V-517, 07V-435, and 10V-075) and that the issues persist in the 2006 MY Nissan fleet despite these past actions. ODI is opening this Defect Petition to evaluate the Petitioner-??s allegations and determine whether to grant or deny the Petition.? The Petition can be viewed at NHTSA.gov under NHTSA Number 11718552.
