Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1992 Nissan NX

Routine

Owners filed 7 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › manual transmission. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Structure › Body1
000
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly1
000
Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage1
000
Seat Belts1
000
Power Train › Manual Transmission1
000
Fuel System, Gasoline › Carburetor System1
010
Electrical System1
000

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
Structure › Body
Filed Jan 24, 200877,550 milesNY

I AM WRITING YOU WITH A CONCERN REGARDING A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH MY 1992 NISSAN NX WHICH I BOUGHT NEW IN 1991. LAST FRIDAY I WAS RIDING ON THE BELT PARKWAY IN BROOKLYN WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER DROVE UP ALONGSIDE ME TO TELL ME THAT MY SPARE TIRE HAD JUST FALLEN OUT OF MY TRUNK. I WAS COMPLETELY STARTLED AS THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SOME MAJOR ACCIDENTS. I PULLED MY CAR OVER AND OPENED THE TRUNK AND FOUND THAT THE WHOLE TRUNK HAD RUSTED THROUGH. I WAS PRETTY SHOOK UP AS I CONTEMPLATED HOW LUCKY I WAS THAT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENTS. I THEN BECAME VERY ANGRY WHEN I SEARCHED THE WEB AND DISCOVERED THAT MANY OTHER NISSAN NX'S WERE ENCOUNTERING THE SAME PROBLEM. I DID HAVE A PRBLEM WITH MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER RUSTING AWAY A FEW YEARS AGO BUT DID NOT REALIZE THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM. I HAD NO REASON TO CHECK THE WHEEL WELL UNDER THE SPARE TIRE WHEN I CHECKED THE SPARE TIRE. I CAN ALSO SEND YOU PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE IF THAT WILL HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Sep 7, 1998OH

DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S SEATBELTS FAILED. DURING HARD BRAKING AND WHEN ADJUSTING IN THE SEAT, THE SEATBELT WILL POP OFF.

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Sep 3, 1997MO

THE SEAT BELTS IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DO NOT ALWAYS LATCH COMPLETELY. IN DEC OF 91, THE LATCH ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS REPLACED. PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK

Seat Belts
Filed Aug 14, 1997IN

WHILE THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING WITH THE BUCKLE ON THE SEAT BELTS ON. THE PASSENGER'S /DRIVER'S SIDE WILL BECOME UNATTACHED . DEALERSHIP CANNOT SOLVE OR FIND PROBLEM. *AK

Electrical System
Filed Jan 2, 1997NY

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Carburetor SystemFire
Filed Jun 4, 1996FL

THE FUEL CAME LOOSE AND CAUSED A FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Jan 13, 1995CT

MANUAL TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF FIFTH GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TT

7 of 7 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1992
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
1992 — this page7110Routine
19916110Routine

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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.