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1991 Nissan Maxima
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1991 Nissan Maxima do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 99.
About this comparison →How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Maxima years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 8 of 76 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.
- Seat Belts. Review the 14 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
8 crash reports2 fire reports7 injury reports
What owners actually said
76 reportsGAS FUMES INSIDE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *DSH
LIGHT BULBS IN THIRD BRAKE LIGHT MELTED PLASTIC LENS CAUSING TOXIC FUMES. *DSH
FUEL TANK RELEASES FUEL ODOR INSIDE VEHICLE DURING COLD WEATHER UNTIL VEHICLE WARMS UP. *SD
THE OWNER WAS IN ACCIDENT AND THE SHOULDER BELT DID NOT HOLD,BUT THE LAP BELT WAS FINE. HAS SPOKEN TO NISSAN AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO LOOK AT THE CAR ON THE 15
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT FELL BACKWARDS . TT
SAFTEY FEATURE ON GEAR SHIFT IS FREEZING IN COLD WEATHER AND WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO PUT CAR INTO GEAR EVEN WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
WAS HIT FROM REAR DRIVERS SEAT BROKE, HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT, SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN. TT
SEATBELT SECURES DRIVER TO THE POINT OF NOT ALLOWING ANY MOVEMENT, AFFECTING MANUEVERABILITY OF VEHICLE. *SD
POWER WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED, CAUSING WINDOWS TO FALL INSIDE DOOR. *SD
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
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.