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1981 Datsun 280Z Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Feb 24, 1998
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
0
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Feb 6, 1998

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1981 Datsun 280Z. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–2 of 2

Fuel system
Filed Feb 24, 1998

FUEL INJECTORS FAIL, CAUSING LEAKING FUMES TO ENTER VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID
531139
Fuel system
Filed Feb 6, 1998

FUEL INJECTORS FAIL LEAKING FUEL ONTO HOT INTAKE MAINFOLD, CAUSING THE FUEL RESIDUE TO BOIL AND FILL THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH FUMES. THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN RECALL FOR 1984 TO 1989 DATSUN MODELS.

NHTSA ID
530408

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

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