1988 Nissan PickupProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 9 owner complaints about the 1988 Nissan Pickup, most often about the seat belts. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through March 29, 2010. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 1988 Nissan Pickup has problems

9 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Seat belts60
Power train20
Tires10
Visibility10

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

1988 Nissan Pickup recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

1988 vs. every other Pickup year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Pickup median. How we score

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1 investigation

NHTSA defect investigations

Federal investigations that included the 1988 Nissan Pickup, and the recalls they led to.

  1. LOSS OF STEERINGPE89123 · closed Aug 1, 1989
    No recall
In owners' words

What Pickup owners report

Recent seat belts complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

PASSIVE RESTRAINTS: SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS BROKEN. RECEIVED NOTICE FROM NISSAN,CAMPAIGN #95-V-103-002 IN 1993. CALLED AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT, DIDN'T HAVE PART. WORK HAS NOT BEEN DONE BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE PART WHEN HE CALLED. *AK
Complaint 812817 · Jun 5, 1997
CONTACTED LOCAL NISSAN DEALER (CONNELL [PHONE]) 11/21/2001 FOR REPAIR, NO REPAIR AS OF 12/26/2001. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBELTS ARE BROKEN.*AK
Complaint 756037 · Dec 26, 2001

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