15 of the 194 complaints about the 1987 Nissan Maxima are about the seat belts — 8% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 150,000 miles.
15
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER;S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION; STOPPED HALF WAY. NOW IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10049229 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS INOPERABLE. DOESNOT MOVE WHEN OPENING DOOR. PLEASE ADD VIN.
NHTSA complaint #8009152 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAS OIL ON IT. CONSUMER SAID THAT OIL WAS COMING FROM THE SEAT BELTS AND ARE RUINING HER CLOTHES. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE MECHANIC HAS NO IDEA FROM WERE THE OIL WAS LEAKING.
NHTSA complaint #865681 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RETRACTOR CABLE POPPED OUT AND IT WOULD'NT MOVE. NOW IT ONLY WORKS MANUALLY.
NHTSA complaint #859548 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
CONSUMER WAS RIDING IN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT OF VEHICLE AND WAS HIT HEAD-ON, CAUSING THE METAL PART AND THE TRACK OF THE SAFETY BELT TO BREAK, NOT HOLDING THE SHOULDER PART IN PLACE. THE CONSUMER HIT HIS HEAD, AND THEIR WAS NO SUPPORT.
NHTSA complaint #829160 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULDN'T RELEASE AFTER LOCKING IN .
NHTSA complaint #807866 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
PASSENGERS MOTORBELT JAMS REPEATEDLY. *DSH
NHTSA complaint #488949 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
AUTOMATIC FRONT SEAT BELTS LOCK UP/ DO NOT RELEASE.
NHTSA complaint #484485 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE RETRACTOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE CAME OFF THE TRACK AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF RETRACTING .
NHTSA complaint #971529 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
VEHICLES AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT IS INTERMITTENTLY JAMMED AND NOW SHOULDER BELT IS COMPLETLY INOPERATIVE.MFR WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. TT
NHTSA complaint #966014 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
PASSENGER SEAT BELT DOESN'T RELEASE PROPERLY FROM RETRACTOR HOUSING. TT
NHTSA complaint #965850 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE DRIVERS SIDE RETRACTOR LOCKS UP. TT
NHTSA complaint #964609 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
PASSENGER'S LAP BELT IS STUCK/JAMMED WHERE HELD BY RELEASE BUTTON; WILL NOT EXPAND; OCCUPANTS NOT RESTRAINED. TT
NHTSA complaint #964308 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
PASSIVE RESTRAINT BELTS ACTIVATE AND STOP/STICK/STAYS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
NHTSA complaint #961637 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
DRIVERS SIDE MOTORIZED SEATBELT DOES NOT MOTORIZE FOR PROPER USE FOR SAFETY RESTRAINT WHEN DRIVING. TT
NHTSA complaint #960911 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.