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1982 Nissan Datsun 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.
2
Latest Oct 22, 1996
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.
1
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 Jul 16, 1996

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1982 Nissan Datsun. 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

Electrical
Filed Oct 22, 1996
Fire reported

VEHICLE PARKED, GOT IN AND STARTED VEHICLE, DROVE ABOUT 2 MILES, SAW SMOKE, STOPPED AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF, CALLED FIRE DEPT., FIRE ENGULFED FRONT OF VEHICLE*AK

NHTSA ID
987020
Incident
Jul 17, 1996
Engine
Filed Jul 16, 1996

FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM: FUEL IS LEAKING FROM TWO FUEL INJECTOR ONTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAMPAIGN #95I006000. *AK

NHTSA ID
986933
Incident
Jul 1, 1996

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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