1999 Nissan Xterra

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

1 safety recall

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.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2005

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Deaths	Assessment
2015	10	0	0	0	Routine
2014	10	0	0	0	Routine
2013	4	0	0	0	Routine
2012	16	2	0	0	Routine
2011	24	2	0	0	Routine
2010	38	6	0	0	Routine
2009	19	5	0	0	Routine
2008	119	8	3	0	Routine
2007	557	2	3	0	Above average
2006	780	5	3	1	Fatalities reported
2005	845	6	6	0	Above average
2004	84	3	3	0	Routine
2003	72	3	2	0	Routine
2002	157	6	7	2	Fatalities reported
2001	150	5	5	0	Routine
2000	214	5	4	1	Fatalities reported
1999 — this page	0	1	0	0	Routine

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