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Vent Hose Recall

Both Nissan and Ford are issuing recalls for the fuel tank vent hose on '93-'98 MY(model year) vans. The problem is that the hose develop cracks that allow them to leak fuel vapors and/or fuel. Owners of the affected vehicles are supposed to receive notification in the mail with the mailing campaign to begin sometime around Feb. 2001.

Broken Crankshaft Alert

There have been a number of instances where the crankshaft has broken at the crankshaft pulley. This can be verified by looking through the customer complaint database on the NHTSA web site. Supposedly, the cause of the problem is an overtightening the accessory drive belt. This is plausible since it is easy to overtighten the belt with the belt adjustment mechanism. It is very expensive to repair a broken crankshaft , so overtightening the belts should be avoided. Nissan has a revised crankshaft design that should help eliminate this problem, but I don't know if or when the new crankshaft design has been incorporated into the newer vehicles.