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1985 Nissan Pickup

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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5Owner complaints

Model-year median: 7

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
2Engine And Engine Cooling
1Steering
1Structure
1Suspension
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 1 of 5 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 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Steering. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

What owners actually said

5 reports
129,751 miles · Aug 2, 2003
Tires

BRIGESTONE, RD-604 STEEL, P2115/75R15 TIRE. I WAS DRIVING ALONG ON A CITY STREET WHEN A LARGE AMOUNT OF TREAD PEELED OFF THE TIRE. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS A CITY STREET AND I WAS GOING UNDER THE POATES SPEED LIMIT SO I WAS ABLE TO STOP.*AK

NHTSA ODI #10030658

Mileage unknown · Jul 16, 2001
Tires

TIRE DEFECT. TIRE HAS BUDGE ABOUT 1.0-INCH IN LENGTH 0.5-INCH IN WIDTH. PIRELLI DISTRIBUTOR "NTB" NATIONAL TIRE AND BATTERY STATES TIRE IS NOT DEFECTIVE. NEED ASSISTANCE WITH DETERMINING NATURE OF BUDGE IN TIRE WHICH I SUSPECT AS A DEFECTIVE. THESE ARE 45,000 WARRANTY TIRES THAT ARE 2-YEARS OLD WITH 16,334 MILES ON THEM.*AK (TIR…

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TIRE DEFECT. TIRE HAS BUDGE ABOUT 1.0-INCH IN LENGTH 0.5-INCH IN WIDTH. PIRELLI DISTRIBUTOR "NTB" NATIONAL TIRE AND BATTERY STATES TIRE IS NOT DEFECTIVE. NEED ASSISTANCE WITH DETERMINING NATURE OF BUDGE IN TIRE WHICH I SUSPECT AS A DEFECTIVE. THESE ARE 45,000 WARRANTY TIRES THAT ARE 2-YEARS OLD WITH 16,334 MILES ON THEM.*AK (TIRESIZE: L2357515C)

NHTSA ODI #748509

Mileage unknown · Sep 27, 1999
Structure

THE STRUCTURE BAR, WHICH SUPPORTS THE FUEL TANK CRACKED. IT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO FALL IF THE CABLE DID NOT HOLD THE FUEL TANK UP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ODI #848755

Mileage unknown · Sep 9, 1997
Engine And Engine Cooling

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY THE VEHICLE JUST CUTS OFF. HAVE TO PULL ON THE SHOULDER, AND THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE WILL START RUNNING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE DOES THIS EVERY NOW AND THEN. *AK

NHTSA ODI #816180

Mileage unknown · Jun 9, 1997
SteeringSuspension

STEERING FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL IN BOTH DIRECTIONS.

NHTSA ODI #518265

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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