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Nissan 200SX Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 166 owner complaints across 14 model years of the Nissan 200SX (1980–2001). The most-complained-about year is 1995.

4
safety recalls, all years
166
owner complaints, all years
1995
year with most recalls
1995
year with most complaints

Pick your Nissan 200SX model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2001 Nissan 200SX02
1998 Nissan 200SX118
1997 Nissan 200SX116
1996 Nissan 200SX137
1995 Nissan 200SX251
1991 Nissan 200SX01
1989 Nissan 200SX01
1988 Nissan 200SX18
1987 Nissan 200SX113
1986 Nissan 200SX011
1985 Nissan 200SX06
1984 Nissan 200SX01
1983 Nissan 200SX01
1980 Nissan 200SX10

What Nissan 200SX owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 166 complaints with NHTSA. The 1995 model year has the most, with 51.

All Nissan 200SX recalls (4)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Nissan 200SX, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Linkages (visibility)

    NHTSA 98V093000 Reported 512,387 vehicles potentially affected NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Water can enter and displace the grease in the wiper arm linkage ball joint where the wiper linkage attaches to the wiper motor linkage.

    Remedy: To prevent grease from being washed out of the joint, the dealers will modify by adding a water diversion seal that will prevent water from entering the windshield wiper linkage ball joint area.

    Model years: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998

  2. Buckle assembly (seat belts)

    NHTSA 95V103002 Reported 2,730,462 vehicles potentially affected NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

    The front safety belt buckle release buttons can break. These red plastic release buttons are marked "press." if a button breaks, pieces can fall into the buckle assembly causing the buckle to operate improperly.

    Remedy: Owners should promptly check the condition and operation of both front safety belt buckles and carefully inspect the red release button for any breaks or cracks. They should ensure that both buckles are operating…

    Model years: 1987, 1988

  3. Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip (service brakes)

    NHTSA 95V028000 Reported 950 vehicles potentially affected NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

    The anti-lock braking system (ABS) hydraulic actuator was not properly purged of all air during the fill and evacuation process causing air bubbles to get into the brake system.

    Remedy: Dealers will bleed the ABS hydraulic actuator to remove any air bubbles in the brake system.

    Model years: 1995

  4. Vehicle speed control

    NHTSA 80V112000 Reported 39,382 vehicles potentially affected NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

    Moisture present in the exhaust gas recirculation system may, under conditions of sub-zero temperatures and low egr flow rate, condense and freeze in the throttle chamber. An icing condition could occur if the vehicle owner fails to adequately warm up the engine before driving. This could prevent the throttle from closing completely and…

    Remedy: The dealer will install a throttle chamber heating kit to prevent icing at no charge to owner.

    Model years: 1980

Other Nissan models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.