Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1991 Nissan NX

Routine

Owners filed 6 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the seat belts › front › buckle assembly. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly3
000
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe1
000
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline1
010
Air Bags › Frontal1
101

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Seat Belts › Rear/Other97V071000
Filed Apr 22, 199736,000 vehiclesNissan North America, Inc.

Defect. THE RELEASE BUTTON USED IN THE REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLES WERE NOT MADE ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS. IN HOT WEATHER, THE PLASTIC WELDS SECURING THE RELEASE BUTTON TO THE SPRING CAN FAIL RESULTING IN PARTIAL ENGAGEMENT OF THE SEAT BELT TONGUE IN THE BUCKLE OR NOT BEING ABLE TO LATCH THE SEAT BELT.

Risk. IF A PARTIAL ENGAGEMENT OCCURS, THIS CAN CAUSE THE SEAT BELT TONGUE TO COME OUT OF THE BUCKLE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH OR HARD BRAKING OF THE VEHICLE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLES WITH NEW SEAT BELT BUCKLES.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Oct 19, 1998CA

SEAT BELT BUCKLES COME UNLATCHED CONTINUALLY.

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Sep 22, 1998GA

BACK SEAT BELTS DO NOT LATCH PROPERLY.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
Filed Oct 10, 1997IL

EXHAUST PIPE AND EXHAUST GASKET FAILED (BENT). MJS

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Dec 13, 1996WA

SEAT BELT FASTNER POPS OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Apr 11, 1996CT

CAR WAS PARKED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 8, 1995CA

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY DOOR OPENED AND BOTH REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLES NOT WORKING SOMETIMES IT WORKS, SOMETIMES NOT.

6 of 6 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1992
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
19927110Routine
1991 — this page6110Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Apr 22, 1997. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.