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1993 Nissan D21

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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Owner complaints for the 1993 Nissan D21 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 23.5.

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43Owner complaints

Model-year median: 23.5

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Tires
7Electrical System
6Engine And Engine Cooling
5Power Train
5Seat Belts
4
All reported categories
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
4Steering
4Fuel System, Gasoline
3Structure
3Suspension
3Fuel System, Other
1Seats
1Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 11 of 43 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Tires. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

4 crash reports5 fire reports2 injury reports

Power Train complaints

5 reports
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132,564 miles · Jan 7, 2006
Power Train

WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND TRYING TO DOWN SHIFT AFTER EXITING AN INTERSTATE, I FIND THAT THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS COMPLETELY DEPRESSED (BOTTOMED OUT) UNEXPECTEDLY, RESULTING IN INABILITY TO DOWN SHIFT OR MOVE GEAR SHIFT TO NEUTRAL. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIME OVER A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR.…

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WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND TRYING TO DOWN SHIFT AFTER EXITING AN INTERSTATE, I FIND THAT THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS COMPLETELY DEPRESSED (BOTTOMED OUT) UNEXPECTEDLY, RESULTING IN INABILITY TO DOWN SHIFT OR MOVE GEAR SHIFT TO NEUTRAL. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIME OVER A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR. *NM

NHTSA ODI #10147160

Mileage unknown · Sep 20, 1996
Power Train

PURCHASED TRUCK USED, CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE POWER CLUTCH MELTED. PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

NHTSA ODI #802713

Mileage unknown · Aug 29, 1996
Power Train

ON SOME OCCASIONS WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE TRUCK STALLS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #800431

Mileage unknown · Oct 17, 1995
Power Train

THE BOLT AND NUT THAT HOLDS THE TWO ARMS OF THE AXLE CAME UNSCREWED. TT MECHANIC STATED THAT IT PROBABLY DID NOT GET TORQUED TO THE RIGHT SPECIFICATIONS, DEALER FIXED PROBLEM, HOWEVER WHEN TESTING IT THE BOLTS CAME LOOSE AGAIN, CONSUMER STATED THEY USED LOCK NUT AND THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #973450

Mileage unknown · Jan 31, 1995
Power Train

MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE, 2ND AND 3RD GEARS GRINDING. TT

NHTSA ODI #959357

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

0

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