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1987 Nissan Van Owner Complaints

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

Data refreshed

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 Jan 31, 2003
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.
3
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 Mar 7, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1987 Nissan Van. 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 1–7 of 7

Engine
Filed Jan 31, 2003
Fire reported1 injury reported

INADEQUATE HEAT RESISTANCE OF THE COOLING SYSTEM DESIGN CAUSED HOSES AND HEAD GASKET DETERIORATED, LOSS OF COOLANT TO HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD IGNITED AND CAUSED SMOKE AND FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND LEAKED INTO THE PASSENGER CABIN AT THE COOLANT RESERVOIR COMPARTMENT. *TT

NHTSA ID
568339
Engine
Filed Nov 15, 2002
1 injury reported

THE HOSES AND HEAD GASKET DETERIORATED RESULTING IN COOLANT LEAK. THE COOLANT LEAKED ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND CAUSED A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND SMOKE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS ISSUED FOUR RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM AND ALTHOUGH THE CORRECTIONS WERE MADE THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST ( RECALLS 91V-211, 90V-136, 95V-103.002). *TS *NLM

NHTSA ID
8022793
Incident
Oct 23, 2002
Mileage
1,000 mi
Engine
Filed Aug 4, 1998

VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL FOR ENGINE IN 1994. WHILE DRIVING ENGINE OVERHEATED, CAUSING THE RADIATOR HOSE TO BURST. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
826249
Incident
Aug 3, 1998
Engine
Filed Sep 11, 1997
Fire reported

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS UNDER A RECALL . HE HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL IN 94. HE STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS EXPERICNING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS HE WAS HAVING BEFORE THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED.THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
816282
Engine
Filed Jan 14, 1997
Fire reported

RECALL RELATED, 94V031000, ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM FAILURE, NEVER RECEIVED THE NOTICE, IN FOR REPAIR, WILL NOT ACCEPT THE VEHICLE AS A TRADE IN. *AK

NHTSA ID
807584
Incident
Jan 1, 1997
ElectricalSteering
Filed Sep 6, 1996

STANDESER NISSAN 93V0261. AFTER INSTALLATION OF ALARM SYSTEM VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND A SHORT DEVELOPED IN THE WIRE.*AK

NHTSA ID
801971
Seat belts
Filed Mar 7, 1995

PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT DO NOT LATCH AT ALL. TT

NHTSA ID
961425
Incident
Jan 1, 1995

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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