2006 Nissan Maxima: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2006 Nissan Maxima. The newest campaign is 06V046000. NHTSA received the report on 13 Feb 2006. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Rear. NHTSA has 115 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 06V046000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the rear subframe to determine if it was manufactured incorrectly and replace it, if necessary. The recall began on february 27, 2006. Owners may contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
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.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 103,310 units in total.
06V046000Received . 759 units.
Suspension / Rear
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain vehicles, the rear subframe may have been manufactured incorrectly, which could result in a crack in a bracket which holds part of the rear suspension.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the bracket is cracked, the stability of the vehicle may be affected under severe driving conditions. This could lead to a loss of control of the vehicle which could result in a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the rear subframe to determine if it was manufactured incorrectly and replace it, if necessary. The recall began on february 27, 2006. Owners may contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
Report filed by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number PB016. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
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
115 complaints, 126 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.
- 2006 Nissan Maxima
- All 2006 vehicles
| Component | 2006 Maxima | All 2006 vehicles | Maxima, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train | 420.6 | 93.2 | 210.4 | 53 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 95.2 | 68.6 | 54.4 | 12 |
| Tires | 87.3 | 34.2 | 56.8 | 11 |
| Suspension | 71.4 | 51.9 | 50.6 | 9 |
| Steering | 63.5 | 125.2 | 27.1 | 8 |
| Electrical System | 55.6 | 86.4 | 125.4 | 7 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 47.6 | 93.5 | 108.8 | 6 |
| Structure | 23.8 | 38.9 | 26.6 | 3 |
| Air Bags | 23.8 | 50.6 | 48 | 3 |
| Service Brakes, Electric | 23.8 | 7.3 | 2.6 | 3 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 17.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 7
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 5
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 27 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.
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.
- 19820
- 19830
- 19840
- 19851
- 19861
- 19870
- 19880
- 19891
- 19901
- 19911
- 19922
- 19933
- 19942
- 19950
- 19960
- 19971
- 19981
- 19990
- 20000
- 20013
- 20026
- 20033
- 20042
- 20052
- 20062
- 20071
- 20080
- 20091
- 20101
- 20168
- 20174
- 20182
- 20191
- 20201
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
Follow by RSS:Nissan recallsVehicle recalls
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 2006 Nissan MaximaThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2006 Nissan Maxima: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/nissan/maxima/2006/. 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.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2006 Nissan Maxima?
- 103,310 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 2006 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2006 Nissan Maxima name most often?
- Power Train: 53 of 126 component mentions, or 420.6 per 1,000. For all 2006 vehicles the figure is 93.2 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2006 Nissan Maxima open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.