Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade:
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What breaks on a 1987 Nissan 200SX
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Fuel & Propulsion
964.3%
0 crashes, 1 fires · median 151,151 mi
Engine & Cooling
214.3%
0 crashes, 2 fires
Seat Belts
17.1%
Brakes
17.1%
Transmission & Drivetrain
17.1%
When owners complained
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing
out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single
owner can see from inside their own car.
Feb 1996peak 2Apr 2006
NHTSA investigations into the 1987 Nissan 200SX
An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough
complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks
something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.
EA95007Opened 10 Mar 1995Closed 2 Aug 1995SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
TAKATA SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE
Recalls on the 1987 Nissan 200SX
A complaint is one owner's allegation. A recall is the point at which
the manufacturer or a regulator agreed the defect is real and dangerous
enough to fix for free — however old the car is.
Canada — Transport Canada
Canada runs its own recall programme, and its campaigns do not
always mirror the American ones.
Recall 1995084106,721 units in Canada
Seats And Restraints
THE (Takata) ABS PLASTIC FRONT SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTONS ON THESE VEHICLES MAY BREAK ALLOWING PLASTIC PIECES TO FALL INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. IF THIS SHOULD HAPPEN, A NO LATCH, FALSE LATCH OR FAILURE TO UNLATCH CONDITION COULD OCCUR CREATING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH OR SUDDEN STOP. CORRECTION: FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES WILL BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED AS NECESSARY.
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND DUE TO THE FUEL INJECTOR LEAKING, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE.
NHTSA complaint #985500 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Houston, TXFire
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE MADE NOISE, BURST INTO FLAMES.
NHTSA complaint #500533 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The most recent complaints
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
at 90,000 milesLAS Vegas, NV
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FUEL LINE THAT RUNS FROM THE FUEL INJECTORS TO THE FUEL RAIL ARE LEAKING CAUSING THE CAR TO DIE. BUT THE FUEL IS LEAKING ONTO A HOT MOTOR WHICH COULD CATCH FIRE. THIS CAR HAS THIS SAME RECALL FOR OTHER VINS. OF THE SAME YEAR. BUT MY CAR DOES NOT FALL INTO THAT CATEGORY OF VIN #S.
NHTSA complaint #10155770 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Duluth, GA
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
GAS FUMES LEAKED THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. GAS SMELL BECAME OVERWHELMING WHEN VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR AWHILE. DEALER INDICATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL INJECTORS.
NHTSA complaint #10057219 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 212,302 milesMoorestown, NJ
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
FUEL INJECTORS LEAK. NISSANS "VOLUNTARY RECALL CAMPAIGN" DOES NOT INCLUDE THE CA20E ENGINE WHICH IS INSTALLED IN MY VEHICLE. THE FUEL PUMP WIRING IS EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS AND SHORTED OUT ON MY VEHICLE. *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10018666 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
A PRIVATE MECHANIC EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR A FUEL LEAK AND DETERMINED THAT LEAK ORIGINATED FROM FUEL INJECTORS. MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN 95I006000. HOWEVER, DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THIS RECALL ONLY APPLIED TO 6 CYLINDER ENGINE. REPAIRS WILL BE DONE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE SINCE THIS VEHICLE HA A 4 CYLINDER ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.
NHTSA complaint #899199 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Kirkland, WA
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
WHEN I BOUGHT MY CAR IT ONLY HAD 40000 MILES ON IT SO ALL THE INJECTORS ARE ORIGINAL. ALL OF THE INJECTORS ARE LEAKING GAS ALL OVER MY ENGINE. WE CONTACTED NISSAN BECAUSE THE FUEL INJECTORS ARE LISTED AS RECALLED ON YOUR WEBSITE BUT IT IS ONLY FOR THE 6 CYLINDER MODEL. I BELIEVE IT IS ALSO AFFECTING MY 4 CYLINDER AS WELL BECAUSE THEY SHOULD NOT BE DOING THIS. I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE FUEL INJECTORS. IT SEEMS LIKE A STRANGE COINCIDENCE THAT MY FUEL INJECTORS ARE EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE 6 CYLINDER INJECTORS.
NHTSA complaint #713872 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Placentia, CA
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
CONSUMER NOTICED A LEAKAGE COMING FROM THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM THAT HAS A HOLE, AND FUEL IS LEAKING ON THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. IT CAN START A FIRE WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING.
NHTSA complaint #835732 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WOULD SMELL GAS WHEN GETTING INTO VEHICLE. SOMETIMES OCCURS WHEN DRIVING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AFTER TAKING TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. WAS TOLD FUEL INJECTORS NEEDED REPLACING. MANUFACTURER SAID VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED & WILL NOT CATCH FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #825360 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Mesa, AZFire
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #516195 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Salemburg, NC
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE ON SEAT BELTS, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY TESTED THE SEAT BELTS AND SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. CALLED MANUFACTURER AND THEY INDICATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND THERE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A TEST DONE ON THE SEAT BELTS.
NHTSA complaint #811577 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.