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Nissan 200SX

Model years 1980–2001 · 4 recall campaigns · 165 complaints · 3 investigations · filed by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Across 14 model years (1980–2001), the Nissan 200SX has 4 NHTSA recall campaigns and 165 complaints on file.

The component named most often in complaints is air bags (226 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by fuel system, gasoline (105.8).

The 1995 model year has the most complaints (50). Recall campaigns peaked in 1995 with 2; complaints were received in the largest number in 1996 (28). Within Nissan, this line ranks 22 of 46 by total complaints.

Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Model years

Model yearRecallsComplaintsvs line averageUnits in campaigns
1980 Nissan 200SX NHTSA record100%39,382
1983 Nissan 200SX NHTSA record018%—
1984 Nissan 200SX NHTSA record018%—
1985 Nissan 200SX NHTSA record0651%—
1986 Nissan 200SX NHTSA record01193%—
1987 Nissan 200SX NHTSA record113110%2,730,462
1988 Nissan 200SX NHTSA record1868%2,730,462
1989 Nissan 200SX NHTSA record018%—
1991 Nissan 200SX NHTSA record018%—
1995 Nissan 200SX250424%513,337
1996 Nissan 200SX137314%512,387
1997 Nissan 200SX NHTSA record116136%512,387
1998 Nissan 200SX NHTSA record118153%512,387
2001 Nissan 200SX NHTSA record0217%—

"vs line average" is the model year's complaints as a share of the line's average per model year (100% = average). A campaign covering several model years counts once per year. Model years with one campaign and fewer than 25 complaints are listed but have no page of their own; the NHTSA link opens the agency's record.

Components most reported

Per 1,000 component mentions across all Nissan 200SX complaints (208 mentions).

Campaigns by year reported

90
94
98
02
06
10
14
18
22
26
Distinct NHTSA campaigns naming the Nissan 200SX, by the year the Part 573 report was received.

Complaints by year received

95
99
03
07
11
15
19
23
Complaints about any Nissan 200SX model year, by year received.

Other Nissan model lines

Questions and answers

Which Nissan 200SX model years have the most recalls?

1995 (2), 1980 (1), 1987 (1). Across model years 1980–2001 there are 4 distinct campaigns.

Which Nissan 200SX model year has the most complaints?

1995, with 50 of the line's 165 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.

What do owners of the Nissan 200SX complain about?

air bags (226 per 1,000 mentions), fuel system, gasoline (105.8 per 1,000 mentions), visibility (101 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Where does this data come from?

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall and complaint flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Model names are as NHTSA records them; variants such as "Accord" and "Accord Hybrid" are separate lines. See the methodology.