IllustrationTHE REAR BRAKE LIGHT BULB IS SO HOT THAT IT MELTED THE PLASTIC COVER AND COULD CAUSE A PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
1990 Nissan Maxima
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1990 Nissan Maxima do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 99.
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Maxima years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 11 of 106 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 36 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Visibility. Review the 20 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 10 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
7 crash reports3 fire reports5 injury reports
What owners actually said
106 reportsFUEL INJECTOR REPLACED. *SD
LEAKAGE AROUND THE FUEL INJECTION HOSES. TT
FUEL INJECTORS FAIL. *DSH
DRIVERS SEAT HAS FATIGUE CRACKS ON FRAME OF WELDS.SEAT BACK FELL BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING DUE TO FATIGUE CRACKS. TT
THE FUEL INJECTORS OF THE CAR HAVE BEEN REPLACED EIGHT TIMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
ELECTRONIC WINDOWS; WINDOWS WILL EITHER LOWER ON ITS OWN OR NOT AT ALL. SYSTEM WORKED ON (5) TIMES WITH TEMPORARY RESULTS. TT VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS WITH THE SHIFTER. *SLC
SPEEDOMETER FAILED, NEEDLE WILL BE AT CERTAIN SPEED AND THEN WILL DROP TO ZERO/WILL NOT RETURN TO SPEED FOR SOME TIME. *AK
HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE ODOMETER NOT WORKING NISSAN REPLACED IT BUT PROBLEM STILL EXSIST. TT
BOTH POWER WINDOWS ON DRIVER'S SIDE INOPERABLE DUE TO UNIT TANGLED/TWISTED. *SD
Official recalls
195V244000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly:filler Pipe And Cap
Dec 15, 1995
IT IS POSSIBLE FOR A MIXTURE OF MUD AND SALT TO GET TRAPPED BETWEEN THE FUEL FILLER TUBE AND WHEEL HOUSING. THE TRAPPED MUD AND SALT CAN RESULT IN CORROSION OF THE FUEL FILLER TUBE AND THE WHEEL HOUSING.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: SIGNIFICANT CORROSION OF THE FUEL FILLER TUBE MAY RESULT IN FUEL LEAKS WHICH IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. IN ADDITION, THE LEFT REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS MOUNTED TO THE WHEEL HOUSING AND IN THE EVENT OF SIGNIFICANT CORROSION, AND THE MOUNTING COULD FAIL IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THESE VEHICLES AND CORRECTIVE ACTION WILL BE TAKEN DEPENDING UPON THE EXTENT OF THE CORROSION.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.