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1987 Nissan Pickup 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 17, 2012
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 Mar 8, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1987 Nissan Pickup. 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 Feb 17, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1987 NISSAN PICKUP. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE FIREHAWK TIRES, SIZE 27X8.5R14 (N/A). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD CAUTIOUSLY WHERE THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE DOT NUMBER WAS VDK64RA488. THE VIN AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10448304
Incident
Feb 12, 2012
Transmission
Filed Jul 6, 2004

SHIFTING PATTERN IS NOT VISIBLE "AT ALL TIMES" FOR MANUALLY SHIFTED VEHICLES AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS 571.102 S3.2. A PETITION FOR RULE MAKING, DEFECT, AND NON-COMPLIANCE ORDERS WAS FILED 3/1/04(CERTIFIED DELIVERY 3/9/04)WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THE ADMINISTRATOR. *JB

NHTSA ID
10080440
Incident
Feb 1, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 11, 2000

WE HAD A PRIOR INCIDENT WITH ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES. THE TIRE BECAME OUT OF ROUND, WHILE TRAVELLING AT SPEED, THE TIRE BEGAN TO BOUNCE. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DUE TO OVER OR UNDERINFLATION. THE TIRE BECAME OUT OF ROUND. THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED WITH THE MOST RECENT TIRE. IT SHOOK FOR A SECOND OR SO BEFORE IT LOST ITS OUTER TREAD. I SUFFERED THE SAME THING AS MANY OF THE TIRES CURRENTLY ON RECALL. THE TIRES ON MY TRUCK WHERE PURCHASED NEW, NOT USED AND WHERE NOT RETREADS. I HAVE FILED A CLAIM WITH FIRESTONE BUT WOULD LIKE TO DOCUMENT THAT I HAVE ALSO FILED ONE WITH YOUR DEPARTMENT.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VDK6AXC066 TIRESIZE: 27X8.5X14)

NHTSA ID
733998
Incident
Aug 13, 2000
Seat belts
Filed Sep 12, 1997
Crash reported

DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 25 TO 30MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. *AK

NHTSA ID
814562
Incident
Aug 13, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Mar 8, 1995

BOTH FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR SPRING WEAK PURCHASE USED TRUCK ONLY HAD IT THREE MONTH. TT

NHTSA ID
961646
Incident
Dec 6, 1994

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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