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1983 Nissan Maxima

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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There is not enough comparable history to draw a useful model-year comparison.

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5Owner complaints

Model-year median: 99

0Recall campaigns

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2Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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19825
198330
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Fuel System, Gasoline
4Engine And Engine Cooling
2Steering
1Suspension
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 5 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Steering. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports1 fire reports0 injury reports

Fuel System, Gasoline complaints

4 reports
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Mileage unknown · Apr 14, 1999
Fuel System, Gasoline

AFTER CHECKING THE RECALL SECTION ON THE NHTSA WEB PAGE AND FINDING NO RECALLS FOR THIS PARTICULAR MODEL, I DECIDED TO LOOK AT THE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS AND FOUND A SIMILAR PROBLEM AND NOTED IN THE TEXT OF OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATIONS ID # 808550 A RECALL #95I000600, AT WHICH TIME I CALLED THE HOTLINE AND WAS TOLD THAT IN SPIT…

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AFTER CHECKING THE RECALL SECTION ON THE NHTSA WEB PAGE AND FINDING NO RECALLS FOR THIS PARTICULAR MODEL, I DECIDED TO LOOK AT THE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS AND FOUND A SIMILAR PROBLEM AND NOTED IN THE TEXT OF OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATIONS ID # 808550 A RECALL #95I000600, AT WHICH TIME I CALLED THE HOTLINE AND WAS TOLD THAT IN SPITE OF HAVING A RECALL # , THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. MY QUESTION IS, HOW CAN THERE BE A RECALL # IF THERE IS NO RECALL? *MJS

NHTSA ODI #705636

Mileage unknown · Aug 17, 1997
Engine And Engine CoolingFuel System, GasolineSteering

RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED TWICE. IN ADDITION, FUEL INJECTORS LEAKED, CAUSING HEAVY FUMES AND LOSS OF POWER/ FRONT RIGHT BALL JOINT FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHIMMY, AND ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM FAN MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #522667

Mileage unknown · Feb 3, 1997
Fuel System, GasolineFire

THE FUEL INJECTION IS LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE ENGINE COMPARMENT, CAUSING A FIRE HAZARD RECALL #95I000600. *AK

NHTSA ODI #808550

Mileage unknown · Apr 15, 1996
Fuel System, Gasoline

FUEL INJECTORS LEAK. *DSH

NHTSA ODI #503540

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

2

EA89031 · Seat Failures

Opened Jul 28, 1989 · Closed Oct 31, 1990

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seats

SUMMARY:APPROXIMATELY SIXTY PERCENT OF THE REPORTS ALLEGED A FAILURE ORMALFUNCTION OF THE SEAT BACK ASSEMBLY, TWELVE OF WHICH INVOLVED ANACCIDENT.THE REMAINING FORTY PERCENT OF THE REPORTS ALLEGED A FAILUREOR MALFUNCTION OF THE SEAT TRACK ASSEMBLY, SIX OF WHICH INVOLVED ANACCIDENT.===

PE88092 · Seat Failures

Opened Aug 9, 1988 · Closed Jul 28, 1989

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seats

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