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1981 Nissan Nissan Truck Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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 Aug 6, 2000
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1981 Nissan Nissan Truck, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

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

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Tires & wheels1100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Tires & wheels

Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

PREVIOUS TO THIS DAY THIS TIRE SHOWED NO SIGN OF FAILURE. ON THIS DAY IT BEGAN TO FEEL A LITTLE BUMPY AND RAPIDLY DECLINED IN ITS PERFORMANCE. WHEN IT FAILED IT SHED 1/3 OF ITS TREAD BUT DID NOT BLOW OUT. IN ALL MY YEARS AND MANY TIRES THAT HAVE SEPARATED I NEVER HAVE HAD A TIRE LOSE ITS TREAD. PLUS THEY ALWAYS HAVE GRADUALLY SEPARATED WHICH GAVE ME TIME TO REPLACE THEM. ON THIS TRUCK I ALWAYS USE USED TIRES,AND THUS A LARGE NUMBER OF THEM RESULT IN SEPARATION AFTER A WHILE. I KNOW THE MANUFACTURERS SAY THAT IT DOESNT MATTER WHICH WAY THEY ROLL WHEN MOUNTED BUT I CAN GUARANTEE THAT IT DOES. IF I INSTALL A TIRE OPPOSITE TO ITS PREVIOUS ROLLING DIRECTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS IT WILL SEPARATE, NO MATTER HOW OLD IT WAS WHEN I GOT IT. WHEN THIS TIRE SEPARATED IT DID SO RAPIDLY AND EXPLOSIVELY CAUSING THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME TO SCATTER TO EITHER SIDE. I HAVE THE TIRE IF YOU WANT TO EXAMINE IT. I WILL RETAIN IT FOR A FEW DAYS IF YOU DO. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU DO, THANKYOU. *AK

NHTSA ID 726814 · filed Aug 6, 2000

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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