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1983 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 Apr 9, 2001
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.
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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.
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Reports on file since Apr 9, 2001

What this page shows

Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 1983 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

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Tires & wheels
Filed Apr 9, 2001
Crash reported1 injury reported

SS10, P205/60R15, DOT UNKNOWN, REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT ON A 1983, DATSUN 280 ZX, WITH 17000 MILES. DRIVER'S FRONT TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT, VEHICLE ROLLED TWICE, TIRE SHREDDED. *AK DRIVER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT,FIRESTONE FIREHAWK, DOT VDUNJBB. *SLC

NHTSA ID
885398
Incident
Nov 2, 2000

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.

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