NISSAN MAXIMA PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

NISSAN MAXIMA PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of NISSAN MAXIMA recalls and defective parts found on NISSAN MAXIMA automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the NISSAN MAXIMA manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design, structure, body, or performance.

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Most Recent Recalls For NISSAN MAXIMA

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
2009-2010 NISSAN MAXIMA SUSPENSION Recall
2009-2010 NISSAN MAXIMA	SUSPENSION Units affected: 26398	NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. Report Date: 2009-09-16
Summary: NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2010 ALTIMA AND MAXIMA PASSENGER CARS. THE UPPER FRONT STRUT INSULATORS MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED OUT OF SPECIFICATION RESULTING IN A POTENTIAL FOR THE STRUT INSULATOR TO CRACK.
2007 NISSAN MAXIMA STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE Recall
2007 NISSAN MAXIMA	STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE Units affected: 9506	NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. Report Date: 2006-10-23
Summary: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN 'INTELLIGENT KEY' FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 114, ¬THEFT PROTECTION.¬ DURING AN INSPECTION OF SOME VEHICLES AT THE ASSEMBLY PLANT, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED WITH THE IGNITION KNOB IN THE ¬OFF¬ POSITION BUT THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION NOT BEING IN THE ¬PARK¬ POSITION.
2006 NISSAN MAXIMA SUSPENSION:REAR Recall
2006 NISSAN MAXIMA	SUSPENSION:REAR Units affected: 759	NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. Report Date: 2006-02-13
Summary: ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE REAR SUBFRAME MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED INCORRECTLY, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRACK IN A BRACKET WHICH HOLDS PART OF THE REAR SUSPENSION.
2004-2006 NISSAN MAXIMA SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST Recall
2004-2006 NISSAN MAXIMA	SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST Units affected: 102551	NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. Report Date: 2005-11-07
Summary: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE DRIVER PREFERRED PACKAGE, THE WIRE HARNESS FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT POWER LUMBAR SUPPORT SWITCH MAY BE ROUTED INCORRECTLY AND COULD BE PINCHED UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT.
2005 NISSAN MAXIMA CHILD SEAT:VEHICLE LATCH ANCHOR Recall
2005 NISSAN MAXIMA	CHILD SEAT:VEHICLE LATCH ANCHOR Units affected: 90016	NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. Report Date: 2005-07-26
Summary: CERTAIN VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 225, "CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORAGE SYSTEMS." THE LOWER ANCHORAGE BRACKETS IN THE REAR SEATS DO NOT MEET THE LOCATION REQUIREMENT IN THIS STANDARD. THIS MAY CAUSE DIFFICULTY IN ATTACHING SOME CHILD SEATS TO THESE BRACKETS.
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA VISIBILITY:SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY Recall
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA	VISIBILITY:SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY Units affected: 32100	NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. Report Date: 2004-07-07
Summary: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SKYVIEW ROOFS, THE GLASS FOR THE ROOF MAY NOT HAVE BEEN QUENCHED PROPERLY AFTER THE FORMING PROCESS, RESULTING IN TEMPER IMBALANCE.
2002-2003 NISSAN MAXIMA ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Recall
2002-2003 NISSAN MAXIMA	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Units affected: 630000	NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. Report Date: 2003-11-17
Summary: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR OR CAM POSITION SENSOR MAY HAVE AN IMPROPER SOLDER JOINT DUE TO SOLDER DEFORMATION CAUSED BY HEAT STRESS ACCELERATED BY THE EXISTENCE OF FLUX RESIDUE DURING THE SOLDERING PROCESS.
1997-1998 NISSAN MAXIMA ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR Recall
1997-1998 NISSAN MAXIMA	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR Units affected: 161000	NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. Report Date: 2002-06-24
Summary: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, ONE OF THE DIODES USED IN THE ALTERNATOR MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED WHEN BUILT. THIS CAN EVENTUALLY RESULT IN FAILURE OF THE DIODE AND AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WHICH COULD MELT THE PLASTIC HOUSING.
2001-2002 NISSAN MAXIMA SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM Recall
2001-2002 NISSAN MAXIMA	SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM Units affected: 90500	NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. Report Date: 2002-05-30
Summary: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE PIN AT THE END OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION TRANSVERSE LINK (LOWER CONTROL ARM) COULD BREAK WHERE IT IS MOUNTED TO THE FRAME.
2002 NISSAN MAXIMA VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Recall
2002 NISSAN MAXIMA	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Units affected: 39000	NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. Report Date: 2002-02-12
Summary: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM, THE STOPPER FOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL PREVENT EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT OF THE ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR. IF THE DRIVER APPLIES OVERLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHILE AT THE SAME TIME PUSHING IT TO THE RIGHT, THE PEDAL CAN "OVER TRAVEL" DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE PEDAL STOPPER.