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1988 Nissan Stanza

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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6Owner complaints

Model-year median: 6

1Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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198516
198621
19876
198810
198936
199033
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Engine And Engine Cooling
2Exterior Lighting
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1
All reported categories
Structure
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 6 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.

  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Exterior Lighting. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Fuel System, Gasoline. 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 reports1 fire reports0 injury reports

What owners actually said

6 reports
Mileage unknown · Apr 19, 2000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

I FEEL THIS VEHICLE I PURCHASED WAS NOT SAFE TO LEAVE THE CAR LOT, IT HAS MAJOR PROBLEMS AND BAD BRAKES ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER WILL BE GREATLY APPREICATED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #721668

Mileage unknown · Feb 3, 2000
Engine And Engine Cooling

ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD FAILED.*ET

NHTSA ODI #784479

Mileage unknown · Nov 16, 1999
Engine And Engine Cooling

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #714857

Mileage unknown · Jul 6, 1998
Latches/locks/linkages

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE DRIVER'S DOOR POPPED OPEN FOUR TIMES WHILE THE LOCK WAS ON. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE WAS NOTHING CAUGHT IN THE DOOR OR IN THE TRACK. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #825038

Mileage unknown · Oct 1, 1996
Exterior LightingStructure

FRAME RAILS HAVE COMPLETELT ROTTED OUT, ALSO TWO HEADLAMP LENSES CRACKED/DISCOLORED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #509340

Mileage unknown · Oct 18, 1995
Fuel System, GasolineFire

TURNED ON IGNITION, WOULD NOT START;NOTICED BIG FUEL PUDDLE/HOOD SCORCHED; LIFTED HOOD, ENGINE PARTS WERE BURNT; FIRE MUST HAVE OCCURRED WHILE PARKED 2 DAYS.

NHTSA ODI #973568

Official recalls

1

90V072000 · Equipment:other:labels

Apr 17, 1990

INCORRECT TIRE INFLATION PRESSURES WERE PRINTED ON CERTIFICATION LABELS.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: INCORRECT TIRE INFLATION COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.

Remedy: INSTALL CORRECTED TIRE INFORMATION LABEL ON DOORPOST CERTIFICATION LABEL.

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

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.