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Nissan VAN

Every Nissan VAN model year on file, 1987 to 1994. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years135 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years61987 to 1994
Recall campaigns6Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins25Summed across model years
By model year

The 1987 model year drew the most complaints, 7, 54% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

024681987719881989199019911994
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Nissan VAN complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
7
Steering
2
Fuel system
1
Powertrain
1
Electrical system
1
Seat belts
1
Brakes
1
Tires
1
Latches and locks
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Nissan VAN model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Nissan VAN by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1994Minivan1100.01004
1991Not decoded0NoneNone013
1990Not decoded0NoneNone524
1989Not decoded0NoneNone114
1988Van50.0250525
1987Van757.1175635
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Nissan VAN

  • 95V-103-002 May 24, 1995
    Front safety belt buckle release buttons can break
    Seat belts · 2.73M vehicles
  • 94V-031 Feb 25, 1994
    Engine compartment fires and other thermal incidents have occurred on vehicles which had received all of the remedies provided by a previous…
    Engine and cooling · 33k vehicles
  • 93V-036 Mar 15, 1993
    Nissan has made a preliminary determination that a defect exists in engine compartment component(s) that may fail due to the engine compartment heat
    Engine and cooling · 33k vehicles
  • 91V-211 Dec 27, 1991
    Cooling system hoses deteriorate and fail because of inadequate heat resistance
    Engine and cooling · 33k vehicles
  • 90V-136 Aug 6, 1990
    Power steering hoses may leak fluid that can spread to the exhaust manifold
    Steering · 33k vehicles
  • 87V-109 Jul 16, 1987
    Valve cover gasket may leak oil
    Engine and cooling · 10k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.