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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

Tires complaints

2 reports
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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

Official recalls

0

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NHTSA investigations

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