Recall Register

2004 Nissan Maxima: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2004 Nissan Maxima. The newest campaign is 05V512000. NHTSA received the report on 7 Nov 2005. The NHTSA record gives the component Seats / Front Assembly / Power Adjust. NHTSA has 880 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 05V512000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the wire harness and route it correctly. The recall began on january 16, 2006. Owners may contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 134,651 units in total.

  1. 05V512000Received . 102,551 units.

    Seats / Front Assembly / Power Adjust

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain passenger vehicles equipped with the driver preferred package, the wire harness from the driver's seat power lumbar support switch may be routed incorrectly and could be pinched under the driver seat.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A pinched harness, in combination with driving vibration, may result in a short circuit in the harness that could lead to a fire in the seat.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the wire harness and route it correctly. The recall began on january 16, 2006. Owners may contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261.

    Report filed by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number PB011. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 04V326000Received . 32,100 units.

    Visibility / Sun/Moon Roof Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain passenger vehicles equipped with skyview roofs, the glass for the roof may not have been quenched properly after the forming process, resulting in temper imbalance.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This could create excessive internal stress in the glass and eventually cause the glass to shatter, creating a risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect and replace the glass in the skyview roof. The recall began on september 7, 2004. Owners should contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261.

    Report filed by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number PU401. 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

880 complaints, 1,040 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.

  • 2004 Nissan Maxima
  • All 2004 vehicles
2004 Nissan Maxima: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component2004 MaximaAll 2004 vehiclesMaxima, all yearsMentions
Power Train513.5135.3210.4534
Tires134.63756.8140
Suspension85.653.650.689
Service Brakes, Hydraulic48.176.554.450
Engine and Engine Cooling43.393.9108.845
Electrical System27.9140.9125.429
Steering27.965.427.129
Visibility2662.839.427
Structure17.355.526.618
Equipment15.422.91916

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 24.

Complaints that report a crash
22
Complaints that report a fire
5
Injuries in the complaints
21
Deaths in the complaints
2
Date of the newest complaint
28 Oct 2010

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 2004 Nissan Maxima, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2009, with 242 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2004 Nissan Maxima
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE04035Preliminary evaluationGLASS ROOF SHATTERINGVisibility / Sun/Moon Roof Assembly12 Apr 200413 Jul 200404V326000

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. 20168
  31. 20174
  32. 20182
  33. 20191
  34. 20201

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. 2004 Nissan Maxima: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/nissan/maxima/2004/. 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
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
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 2004 Nissan Maxima?
134,651 units in 2 campaigns. 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 2020. 2 of them name the 2004 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2004 Nissan Maxima name most often?
Power Train: 534 of 1,040 component mentions, or 513.5 per 1,000. For all 2004 vehicles the figure is 135.3 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2004 Nissan Maxima open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.