Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1987 Nissan 300ZX

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
28
NHTSA complaints
3
Defect investigations
4
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

28 filed
1
Crashes
19
Fires
0
Injuries reported
1
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL Injection System
    5
  • Fuel SYSTEM, Gasoline
    5
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL Injection SYSTEM:INJECTORS
    5
  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT Underhood
    3
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION
    2
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:EXHAUST System
    1
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL Pump
    1
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK Assembly
    1

Recalls

2 campaigns
95I006000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM1995-11-01

THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL REGULATION 573. HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY. THE CAMPAIGN WILL REPLACE THE FUEL INJECTORS AND RELATED HOSES OF AFFECTED VEHICLES WHICH COULD LEAK.

RiskFUEL LEAKS IN THE ENGINE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

FixNISSAN DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL INJECTORS AND RELATED HOSES ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES.

87V098000·POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT1987-07-06

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION MAY OCCUR, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN SHIFTING FROM THE PARK POSITION.

RiskTHIS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

FixINSTALL A SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM WHICH PREVENTS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER FROM BEING MOVED FROM THE PARK POSITION UNLESS THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.

NHTSA investigations

3 actions
EA94018·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM1994-06-23 → 1995-11-08

FUEL INJECTOR ASSEMBLY LEAKAGE

Led to recall95I006000

PE94018·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1994-02-22 → 1994-06-23

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES

EA92018·VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM1992-06-02 → 1993-04-02

HEATER CORE FAILURE

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