1985 Nissan 300ZX: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1985 Nissan 300ZX. The campaign is 87V098000. NHTSA received the report on 6 Jul 1987. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Lever and Linkage / Floor Shift. NHTSA has 75 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 87V098000, in the NHTSA record
Install a shift interlock system which prevents the transmission shift lever from being moved from the park position unless the brake pedal is depressed.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 183,519 units in total.
87V098000Received . 183,519 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Lever and Linkage / Floor Shift
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Unintended acceleration may occur, for example, when shifting from the park position.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This could result in a vehicle accident.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Install a shift interlock system which prevents the transmission shift lever from being moved from the park position unless the brake pedal is depressed.
Report filed by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
75 complaints, 89 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 1985 Nissan 300ZX
- All 1985 vehicles
| Component | 1985 300ZX | All 1985 vehicles | 300ZX, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 561.8 | 104 | 461.1 | 50 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 191 | 134.9 | 137.3 | 17 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 101.1 | 47.6 | 67.4 | 9 |
| Electrical System | 44.9 | 136.9 | 80.3 | 4 |
| Power Train | 44.9 | 75.1 | 90.7 | 4 |
| Steering | 22.5 | 50.5 | 20.7 | 2 |
| Exterior Lighting | 11.2 | 9.3 | 7.8 | 1 |
| Equipment | 11.2 | 47.6 | 13 | 1 |
| Unknown or Other | 11.2 | 12.8 | 10.4 | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 1
- Complaints that report a fire
- 55
- Injuries in the complaints
- 4
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 13 Jul 2015
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA94018 | Engineering analysis | FUEL INJECTOR ASSEMBLY LEAKAGE | Fuel System, Gasoline / Fuel Injection System | 23 Jun 1994 | 8 Nov 1995 | 95I006000 |
| EA85029 | Engineering analysis | SUDDEN ACCELERATION | Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages | 9 May 1985 | 11 Jul 1989 | 87V098000 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1985 Nissan 300ZXThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1985 Nissan 300ZX: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/nissan/300zx/1985/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1985 Nissan 300ZX?
- 183,519 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Nissan 300ZX have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the Nissan 300ZX, model years 1983 to 1996. 1 of them names the 1985 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1985 Nissan 300ZX name most often?
- Fuel System, Gasoline: 50 of 89 component mentions, or 561.8 per 1,000. For all 1985 vehicles the figure is 104 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1985 Nissan 300ZX open?
- No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.