IllustrationENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON EVERY SIX MONTHS. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER EVERY TIME. DEALER COULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
1995 Nissan 200SX
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 26 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
18 crash reports1 fire reports11 injury reports
What owners actually said
51 reportsTHE K-FRAME OR A-FRAME OR ENGINE SUSPENSION CORRODES DUE TO DEFECTIVE STEEL AND HAS POTENTIAL PROBLEM OF LOOSING CONTROL OF VHECLE WHILE DRIVING. CORROSION WAS SEEN EARLY NISSAN DEALERS NEVER MENSIONED THE PROBLEM UNTIL WARRANTY RAN OUT. NOW THE DEALER INDICATES THATE PROBLEM AS SAFETY HAZARD. MANFACTURER DECLINES TO HELP COR…
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THE K-FRAME OR A-FRAME OR ENGINE SUSPENSION CORRODES DUE TO DEFECTIVE STEEL AND HAS POTENTIAL PROBLEM OF LOOSING CONTROL OF VHECLE WHILE DRIVING. CORROSION WAS SEEN EARLY NISSAN DEALERS NEVER MENSIONED THE PROBLEM UNTIL WARRANTY RAN OUT. NOW THE DEALER INDICATES THATE PROBLEM AS SAFETY HAZARD. MANFACTURER DECLINES TO HELP CORRECT PROBLEM.BUT DEALER
ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON APPROXIMATELY 6/30/97 AND AGAIN 4 WKS AGO DEALERSHIP CHECKED,STATED NO PROBLEM. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 5/22/01 AND ON 5/27/01 CAR DID NOT START. PER PEP BOYS ENGINE VALVES BURNED OUT. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME RT AFTER LEFT DEALERSHIP AFTER HAVING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SERVICED BECAUSE DASHBOARD PANEL WENT BLACK AND I…
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ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON APPROXIMATELY 6/30/97 AND AGAIN 4 WKS AGO DEALERSHIP CHECKED,STATED NO PROBLEM. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 5/22/01 AND ON 5/27/01 CAR DID NOT START. PER PEP BOYS ENGINE VALVES BURNED OUT. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME RT AFTER LEFT DEALERSHIP AFTER HAVING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SERVICED BECAUSE DASHBOARD PANEL WENT BLACK AND INTERFERENCE WITH ALARM OPERATION. RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP AND ADVISED AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WAS NOT ON PRIOR TO VISIT. THEY CHECK AND ADVISED COMPUTER CHIP WAS BAD AND COST $800 TO REPLACE. REFUSED RESPONSIBILITY. I TOOK THE CAR IN 11/2000 FOR OVER $800 IN REPAIRS, INCL 90,000 MILE MAINTENANCE WORK EVEN THOUGH CAR ONLY HAD 84000 MILES. WORK INCLUDED RT CV JOINT REPLACEMENT. WITHIN 2 HOURS RT TIRE WAS FLAT. I PAID FOR TOWING TO DEALERSHIP, ADVISED JUST HAD WORK DONE ON THE RT SIDE AND THEY REFUSE OWNERSHIP. POINTED OUT THAT THE TIRE WAS SHINY, LOOKED LIKE SOME CHEMICAL BURNT ON AND THERE WAS STEAM/SMOKE FROM TIRE. HOW IS IT THAT AN AIRBAG NEVER BEFORE DEPLOYED CAN GO BAD. HOW IS IT THAT THE PANEL CAN GO BAD AND THE CAR IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD. THE TRONCALLI NISSAN DEALERSHIP WILL NOT TAKE OWNERSHIP OF DEFECTIVE PROBLEMS.
IN EARLY APRIL OF 1997 THE GAS PEDAL BEGAN SLIPPING TOWARD THE CLUTCH UPON PRESSING IT TO ACCELERATE. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THE ORIGNAL INCIDENT, THE SUPPORT BRACKET WHICH IS WELDED TO THE FIREWALL TO SUPPORT THE PEDAL AND ALSO ACT AS A PRESSURE POINT FOR THE TROTTLE LINKAGE BROKE. THE PIECE I AM REFERING TO CONTAINS A SPRING UNIT …
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IN EARLY APRIL OF 1997 THE GAS PEDAL BEGAN SLIPPING TOWARD THE CLUTCH UPON PRESSING IT TO ACCELERATE. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THE ORIGNAL INCIDENT, THE SUPPORT BRACKET WHICH IS WELDED TO THE FIREWALL TO SUPPORT THE PEDAL AND ALSO ACT AS A PRESSURE POINT FOR THE TROTTLE LINKAGE BROKE. THE PIECE I AM REFERING TO CONTAINS A SPRING UNIT FOR THE PEDAL. IT SEEMS THAT THE PRESSURE OF THE PEDAL WORE THE BRACKET, MADE OF APPARENTLY ALUMINUM, INTO AT THE FOLDS WHICH PROVIDE THE PIECE A PLACE TO BE SPOT WELDED TO THE FIREWALL.*AK
CONSUMER PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND MADE A RIGHT, SHIFTED FROM 1ST TO SECOND GEAR, AND PRESSED ON GAS. 3 SECONDS LATER, AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO OBJECT IN THE ROAD, AND DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING FOR AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. *AK
THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AT 3 - 5 MILES PER HOUR, WHEN THE CAR HIT THE CURB -- ABOUT 8 INCHES HIGH. THE BODY SHOP INDICATED THAT THEY HAD OTHER INSTANCES LIKE THIS WITH THIS NISSAN MODEL.
VEHICLE WAS REARENDED AND, AIRBAG DEPLOYED, INJURING DRIVER. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REPAIR REIMBURSEMENT. (98V-093) *MJS
WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY PASSENGER'S SIDE AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED, BUSTING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML
THE BLINKERS AND THE DASH PANEL LIGHTS HAD AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE PANEL TO BE BLACK WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS TOOK THE DRIVERS ATTENTION OFF THE ROAD, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO CRASH. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Official recalls
298V093000 · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:linkages
May 5, 1998
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. WATER CAN ENTER AND DISPLACE THE GREASE IN THE WIPER ARM LINKAGE BALL JOINT WHERE THE WIPER LINKAGE ATTACHES TO THE WIPER MOTOR LINKAGE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CAN RESULT IN GRADUAL WEAR OVER A PERIOD OF TIME INSIDE THE JOINT THAT COULD LEAD TO THE SEPARATION OF THE WIPER LINKAGE ASSEMBLY FROM THE WIPER MOTOR LINKAGE AT THE BALL JOINT. A LOSS OF WINDSHIELD WIPER FUNCTION CAN RESULT IN THIS SEPARATION OCCURS.
Remedy: TO PREVENT GREASE FROM BEING WASHED OUT OF THE JOINT, THE DEALERS WILL MODIFY BY ADDING A WATER DIVERSION SEAL THAT WILL PREVENT WATER FROM ENTERING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE BALL JOINT AREA.
95V028000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/traction Control/electronic Limited Slip
Mar 1, 1995
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR WAS NOT PROPERLY PURGED OF ALL AIR DURING THE FILL AND EVACUATION PROCESS CAUSING AIR BUBBLES TO GET INTO THE BRAKE SYSTEM.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE INCREASED BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL AND STOPPING DISTANCES.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL BLEED THE ABS HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR TO REMOVE ANY AIR BUBBLES IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.