1997 Nissan Quest: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1997 Nissan Quest. The newest campaign is 00V419001. NHTSA received the report on 15 Dec 2000. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly. NHTSA has 87 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 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, 00V419001, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the vent hose.

NHTSA VIN lookup

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 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 29 Mar 2018. Recall file through 29 Sep 2026.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 268,295 units in total.

00V419001Received 15 Dec 2000. 268,229 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: minivans. The fuel tank vent hose allows air to vent from the fuel tank during refueling. Cracks have developed in the vent hose. If (1) the fuel tank is overfilled, not allowing excess fuel in the vent hose to flow back into the tank, (2) the vehicle is driven only a short distance after refueling and, (3) there is subsequently significant heating of the fuel tank, the fuel in the tank can expand into the vent hose and leak fuel.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source can result in a fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the vent hose.
Report filed by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 16 Feb 2001.
97V184002Received 28 Oct 1997. 66 units.
Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger mini vans equipped with automotive batteries supplied by gnb technologies. These batteries have a defective negative post that can cause acid leakage and related corrosion damage.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition can cause a catastrophic failure of the battery which could lead to an engine fire or battery explosion.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace these batteries. Until a new battery is obtained, owners should not attempt to "jump start" these batteries.
Report filed by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC..

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Complaints by component

87 complaints, 125 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.

1997 Nissan Quest
All 1997 vehicles

1997 Nissan Quest: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	1997 Quest	All 1997 vehicles	Quest, all years	Mentions
Structure	128	35.8	93.7	16
Electrical System	120	79.7	71.2	15
Engine and Engine Cooling	80	134.8	125.3	10
Fuel System, Gasoline	80	46.3	63.2	10
Air Bags	72	60.7	56.7	9
Latches/Locks/Linkages	72	10	70.1	9
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	64	106.3	78.2	8
Visibility	64	58.9	70.7	8
Suspension	40	62.4	22.5	5
Power Train	40	90.5	53	5

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 18.

Complaints that report a crash: 10
Complaints that report a fire: 4
Injuries in the complaints: 4
Deaths in the complaints: 2
Date of the newest complaint: 16 Apr 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 1997 Nissan Quest, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2001, with 18 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1997 Nissan Quest
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
EA00015	Engineering analysis	FUEL TANK VENT HOSE LEAKAGE	Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages	22 May 2000	4 Jan 2001	00V419001
SQ00008	Safety query	UNEXPECTED OPENING ON SLIDING DOOR	Structure	12 May 2000	1 Apr 2002

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 1997 Nissan QuestThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1997 Nissan Quest: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/nissan/quest/1997/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

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 1997 Nissan Quest?: 268,295 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 Quest have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 24 recall campaigns for the Nissan Quest, model years 1991 to 2012. 2 of them name the 1997 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1997 Nissan Quest name most often?: Structure: 16 of 125 component mentions, or 128 per 1,000. For all 1997 vehicles the figure is 35.8 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 Nissan Quest open?: No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.