IllustrationOWNER NOTICED A PUDDLE OF FUEL WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS BROKEN AT THE SEAMS AND NOT REPAIRABLE. THE FUEL TANK HAS BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER. *AK
1990 Nissan Maxima
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1990 Nissan Maxima do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 99.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 11 of 106 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 36 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Visibility. Review the 20 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 10 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
7 crash reports3 fire reports5 injury reports
What owners actually said
106 reportsVEHICLE HAS CONTINUED CORROSION PROBLEMS IN THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL AND UP INTO THE LEFT REAR WINDOW FRAME.
FUEL INJECTOR FAILURES.
EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ON NISSAN V6 ENGINES WARP AND EXHAUST FUMES LEAK INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE NOT TO MEET THE EMISSIONS STANDARDS.
TWO POWER WINDOW REGULATORY ASSY FAILURES.
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, DRIVER'S SEAT SNAPPED OF TRACK, SEAT IS LOOSE, MOVES BACK AND FORTH. DEALER SAID SEAT WENT OFF TRACK. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO THE TRACK BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT BECOME UNSTABLE. *AK *SLC
BOTH REAR POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED DUE TO DESIGN OF THE CONNECTION ON THE ALIGNMENT BAR BEING MADE OF PLASTIC.
BACK LIGHT BULB HAD MELTED PLASTIC OF LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND BULB WAS LAYING SIDEWAYS IN HOUSING.
DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN VHEICLE STARTED TO JERK & SHUTTER; FINALLY TURNED IT OFF; WOULD NOT START PROPERLY. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED FUEL INJECTORS GOING BAD. HAD THEM ALL REPLACED. *AK
Official recalls
195V244000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly:filler Pipe And Cap
Dec 15, 1995
IT IS POSSIBLE FOR A MIXTURE OF MUD AND SALT TO GET TRAPPED BETWEEN THE FUEL FILLER TUBE AND WHEEL HOUSING. THE TRAPPED MUD AND SALT CAN RESULT IN CORROSION OF THE FUEL FILLER TUBE AND THE WHEEL HOUSING.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: SIGNIFICANT CORROSION OF THE FUEL FILLER TUBE MAY RESULT IN FUEL LEAKS WHICH IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. IN ADDITION, THE LEFT REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS MOUNTED TO THE WHEEL HOUSING AND IN THE EVENT OF SIGNIFICANT CORROSION, AND THE MOUNTING COULD FAIL IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THESE VEHICLES AND CORRECTIVE ACTION WILL BE TAKEN DEPENDING UPON THE EXTENT OF THE CORROSION.
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
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