Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1986 Nissan Maxima

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
60
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
3
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

60 filed
3
Crashes
37
Fires
2
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL Injection SYSTEM:INJECTORS
    12
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL Injection System
    11
  • Fuel SYSTEM, Gasoline
    6
  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT Underhood
    5
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    5
  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE Assembly
    4
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION
    3
  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER Dash
    2

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.

86V096000·VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD1986-07-16

THERE MAY BE INSUFFICIENT THICKNESS OF ADHESIVE IN THE CONTACT AREA BETWEEN THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD GLASS AND THE BODY. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THIS LACK OF ADHESIVE MAY CAUSE THE WINDSHIELD TO DISMOUNT IN AN ACCIDENT, THUS FAILING TO COMPLY WITH FMVSS 212, WINDSHIELD MOUNTING AND WHICH MAY ALLOW THE OCCUPANTS TO BE EJECTED OUT OF THE CAR, CAUSING MORE SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH.

FixADD MORE ADHESIVE TO BOTTOM OF FRONT WINDSHIELD GLASS.

NHTSA investigations

2 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

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