FaultScore

1988 Nissan Maxima seat belt problems

10 of the 73 complaints about the 1988 Nissan Maxima are about the seat belts — 14% of everything reported for this model year.

F

10

Complaints

1

Crashes

0

Fires

1

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Buckle Assembly 4 40.0%
Seat Belts 3 30.0%
Webbing 2 20.0%
Front 1 10.0%

Seat Belts across every Nissan Maxima year

1987 15 38.5%
1988 10 25.6%
1991 14 35.9%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

Kailua, HI

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

SHOULDER BELT LOCKS AT VARYING SPEEDS. YH

NHTSA complaint #549340 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Kailua, HI

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

SHOULDER BELT LOCKS AT VARYING SPEEDS. YH

NHTSA complaint #549340 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Kailua, HI

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

SHOULDER BELT LOCKS AT VARYING SPEEDS. YH

NHTSA complaint #549340 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Rockford, IL

SEAT BELTS

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT BROKE/ CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK AND ALARM SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED.

NHTSA complaint #807262 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Presque Isle, ME

SEAT BELTS

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT SYSTEM FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #509799 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Axton, VA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

FAILURE OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AND REAR SEAT BELTS, BELTS WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE BUCKLE.

NHTSA complaint #980024 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Axton, VA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

FAILURE OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AND REAR SEAT BELTS, BELTS WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE BUCKLE.

NHTSA complaint #980024 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Axton, VA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

FAILURE ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AND REAR SEAT BELTS, BELTS WILL NOT COME OUT THE BUCKLE.

NHTSA complaint #980187 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Riverview, FL Crash 1 injured

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT HIT FROM THE REAR THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE CAME LOOSE . TT

NHTSA complaint #971206 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Danvers, MA

SEAT BELTS

DRIVERS SIDE MOTORIZED BELT DOES NOT WORK. TT

NHTSA complaint #960975 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Other 1988 Nissan Maxima problems

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