1997 Nissan 240SX — reported problems

What the records are about, by source

Each source is kept separate: owner complaints, recalls, manufacturer communications and investigations are different kinds of record and are never added together. All model years.

• Owner complaints (150 records, model years 1995–1998) are most frequently classified under: fuel system, air bags (restraint system) and brakes.
• Manufacturer communications (197 records, model years 1995–1998) are most frequently classified under: electrical system, equipment & accessories and tires & wheels.

"Most frequently classified under" reports how the records are filed by the source. It is not a finding about causes, and a record can be filed under more than one system. Read the individual records

Evidence by model year

Records held per model year. Select a year to narrow this page to it.

1. 1995 97 records for 1995 97
2. 1996 49 records for 1996 49
3. 1997 48 records for 1997 48
4. 1998 36 records for 1998 36

Counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold in each year, so a taller year is not necessarily a worse year.

Reports mentioning outcomes

• 2mention a crash

These are counts of records whose report mentioned the outcome. They are not a severity rating and not a safety assessment of this vehicle.

Official records held

• Manufacturer communications NHTSA 41
• Investigations NHTSA 1
• Owner complaints NHTSA 6

Explore the underlying evidence records

Diagnostic codes found in evidence for this vehicle

These codes appear by explicit identifier in official records matched to this exact model and year.

• P0100 in 2 records
• P0300 in 1 record

A code appearing in a record means the code was named in that document. It is not a diagnosis of this vehicle, not a fault this vehicle has, and not an indication of urgency. Diagnosis requires reading live data from the vehicle.