1990 Nissan Pickup

Fatalities reported

Owners filed 14 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the seat belts › front › buckle assembly. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly3
000
Seat Belts › Front › Webbing2
102
Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage2
003
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline2
000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components1
000
Seat Belts › Front › Retractor1
000
Power Train › Manual Transmission1
000
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift1
000
Power Train1
000

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Exterior Lighting09E012000
Filed Apr 7, 200916,270 vehiclesSabersport

Defect. SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

Risk. DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.

Exterior Lighting06E049000
Filed May 24, 200627,176 vehiclesCk Motorsport, Inc.

Defect. CERTAIN CK MOTORSPORTS COMBINATION HEADLIGHTS, CLEAR CORNER, BUMPER, AND SIDE MARKER LIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

Risk. WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy. CK MOTORSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE NONCOMPLIANT LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 1, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CK MOTORSPORT AT 1-909-610-7211.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Power Train
Filed Jan 26, 2001NC

I AM REPORTING A DEFECT WITH THE SPEEDOMETER OF MY 1990 NISSAN PICKUP. I FOUND THAT DUE TO AGE THAT THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE DROOPS DOWN TOWARD THE FACE /DIAL OF THE SPEEDOMETER AND STARTED RUBBING. IT MADE CONTACT AND STOPPED INDICATING AT APPROX. 45 MPH THE FIRST TIME. THIS GOT MY SON A TICKET. I DIDN'T BELIEVE HIM WHEN HE TOLD ME HE WASN'T SPEEDING UNTIL I GOT A TICKET. THIS TIME THE NEEDLE WAS STUCK AT APPROX. 37 MPH AND WOULDN'T GO ANY HIGHER. I HAVE CUT THE END OF THE NEEDLE OFF TWICE SINCE THEN AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS GETTING READY TO RUB AGAIN. I HOPE THAT THIS WILL MAKE OWNERS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND MAY PREVENT THEM FROM GETTING A SPEEDING TICKET..DETNEGR T AG A. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Feb 26, 2000PA

PAULA ORDERD THAT THIS TRUCK WAS PUT ON THE ROAD AFTER CDS (MECHANICS) TOLD HER ITS NOT ROAD WORTHY. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONE DIN SUMMARY. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Feb 18, 2000AR

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Sep 30, 1999NY

TRANSMISSION HANGS UP IN THIRD GEAR WHEN DECELERATING. CAN NOT DOWNSHIFT OUT OF THIRD GEAR. PROBLEM OCCURS ONLY IN COLD WEATHER. DEALER SAYS HE HAS NO IDEA WHAT CAUSES THIS.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Sep 9, 1998NV

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 30 MPH ENGINE SHUT DOWN OR STALLED ON THE HIGH WAY WITHOUT A WARNING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage3 injured1 killed
Filed Jun 16, 1997MS

SEAT BELTS FAILED IN ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURIES AND ONE FATALITY.

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed May 13, 1997VA

FRONT SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTON RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS.

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Dec 10, 1996CA

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LATCH, RECEIVED RECALL AFTER HAVING REPLACED BUCKLE . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Nov 15, 1996NY

SEAT BELT FAILURE.

Seat Belts › Front › WebbingCrash2 injured
Filed May 16, 1995TX

TRUCK WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND DRIVER SEAT BELT FAILED CONSUMER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL TRUCK WAS TOTALED. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Webbing
Filed May 1, 1995WI

DRIVER/PASSENGER SIDE FAILED TO PROPER RETAIN OCCUPANTS. SEATBELTS REPLACED. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift
Filed Apr 20, 1995CA

4X4 TRANSFER CASE DESIGN CAUSES METAL PARTICLES TO GET CAUGHT INSIDE TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINE, PREVENTING RADIATOR COOLER FROM PLUGGING. *SKD

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Apr 17, 1995NM

THE FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS HARD TO LOCK AND TO KEEP LOCKED, SOMETIMES IT POPS OUT OF SEAT BELT BUCKLE # TK 521. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Apr 14, 1995MN

DRIVERS SIDE SHOULDER HARNESS SEATBELT BUCKLE WILL NOT FASTEN DUE TO CHIPS PIECES OF RELEASE BUTTON ON BUCKLE. (TK810820) PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

14 of 14 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Reading this record

1 death reported in complaints filed with NHTSA.

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 7, 2009. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.