Nissan North America Recalls NV200, Chevy City Express Vans for Misrouted Wiring Harness

Nissan North America has announced a recall affecting as many as 173,301 compact vans built for the U.S. market. The campaign includes 2013–2021 Nissan NV200 models and 2015–2018 Chevrolet City Express vans.

According to documents submitted to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the wiring harness for the fuel tank temperature sensor may have been routed incorrectly during assembly. In some cases, this could cause the harness to come into contact with the fuel pump connector, potentially resulting in an electrical short. If that happens, the fuel pump fuse could blow, cutting off fuel supply to the engine and causing it to stall.

The affected part is identified as fuel gauge sending unit 25060-3LM0B, supplied by TI Automotive. While the same component was also used in the 2013–2019 Nissan Sentra, those vehicles are not impacted because of a different harness layout.

Production of the recalled NV200 vans ranges from January 25, 2013, through June 11, 2021. Dealers will inspect recalled vehicles for diagnostic trouble codes. If no codes are detected, technicians will simply reroute the harness at no cost to the customer.

If any fuel pump–related codes are found, the fuel pump assembly will be replaced with a redesigned unit featuring the correct harness routing. This repair will also be performed free of charge and should take less than two hours. Nissan will begin notifying owners by first-class mail around December 3, 2025.

Owners of the rebadged Chevrolet City Express will hear directly from General Motors, not Nissan. (It’s worth noting that the City Express is essentially a Nissan NV200 wearing Chevy badges.) Introduced in 2014, GM’s small van struggled to attract buyers and was quietly discontinued in 2018.

As for Nissan, the NV200 was built in Cuernavaca, Mexico, starting in 2013. The model never managed to gain a strong foothold in the compact van market and ended production in 2021. Nissan currently has no van in its North American lineup and isn’t expected to introduce a successor anytime soon.

General Motors, meanwhile, continues to sell its full-size Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans—both of which are aging designs. They’re now joined by the all-electric BrightDrop lineup, produced in Ingersoll, Ontario. The electric BrightDrop van, starting at about $75,300, contrasts sharply with the more affordable gas-powered Express models, which begin at $36,950 for the Cutaway and $41,800 for the Cargo Van.