Recall Register

1989 Nissan Maxima: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1989 Nissan Maxima. The campaign is 95V244000. NHTSA received the report on 15 Dec 1995. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Filler Pipe and Cap. NHTSA has 62 complaints on file for 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 95V244000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will inspect these vehicles and corrective action will be taken depending upon the extent of the corrosion.
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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 747,000 units in total.

  1. 95V244000Received . 747,000 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Filler Pipe and Cap

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    It is possible for a mixture of mud and salt to get trapped between the fuel filler tube and wheel housing. The trapped mud and salt can result in corrosion of the fuel filler tube and the wheel housing.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Significant corrosion of the fuel filler tube may result in fuel leaks which in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire. In addition, the left rear seat belt retractor is mounted to the wheel housing and in the event of significant corrosion, and the mounting could fail in a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect these vehicles and corrective action will be taken depending upon the extent of the corrosion.

    Report filed by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

62 complaints, 78 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.

  • 1989 Nissan Maxima
  • All 1989 vehicles
1989 Nissan Maxima: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component1989 MaximaAll 1989 vehiclesMaxima, all yearsMentions
Fuel System, Gasoline269.265.848.521
Seat Belts115.4121.113.59
Power Train115.473.8278.59
Electrical System102.6139.7103.38
Visibility76.930.7226
Structure76.953.940.16
Steering51.342.459.64
Seats51.322.615.44
Vehicle Speed Control25.655.330.62
Unknown or Other25.614.837.42

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 16.

Complaints that report a crash
7
Complaints that report a fire
2
Injuries in the complaints
9
Deaths in the complaints
1
Date of the newest complaint
29 Jul 2011

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.

Complaints about the 1989 Nissan Maxima, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1995, with 11 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

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.

  1. 19820
  2. 19830
  3. 19840
  4. 19851
  5. 19861
  6. 19870
  7. 19880
  8. 19891
  9. 19901
  10. 19911
  11. 19922
  12. 19933
  13. 19942
  14. 19950
  15. 19960
  16. 19971
  17. 19981
  18. 19990
  19. 20000
  20. 20013
  21. 20026
  22. 20033
  23. 20042
  24. 20052
  25. 20062
  26. 20071
  27. 20080
  28. 20091
  29. 20101
  30. 20110
  31. 20120
  32. 20130
  33. 20140
  34. 20150
  35. 20168
  36. 20174
  37. 20182
  38. 20191
  39. 20201
  40. 20210
  41. 20220
  42. 20230

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1989 Nissan Maxima: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/nissan/maxima/1989/. 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 1989 Nissan Maxima?
747,000 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 Maxima have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 27 recall campaigns for the Nissan Maxima, model years 1982 to 2023. 1 of them names the 1989 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1989 Nissan Maxima name most often?
Fuel System, Gasoline: 21 of 78 component mentions, or 269.2 per 1,000. For all 1989 vehicles the figure is 65.8 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1989 Nissan Maxima open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.