The 1988 Nissan 200sx has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 2,730,462 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the fuel system, gasoline. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SEAT BELTS95V1030021995-05-242,730,462 affected
Defect
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.
Consequence
THE SAFETY BELTS WOULD NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION TO AN OCCUPANT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
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 PROPERLY BY INSERTING EACH LATCH PLATE INTO ITS BUCKLE, TUGGING ON THE BELT TO MAKE SURE THE LATCH IS…
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Fuel leaked onto the engine that could hav e caused a possible fire hazard. Consumer had the vehicle checked, and was informed that fuel injecters were defective.*ak”
“Consumer stated there is a fuel smell coming inside of the vehicle through the vents, dealership is aware of problem.*ak *yh”
“Vehicle was parked, consumer sat in driver seat, seat bottom detached from bottom of vehicle and consumer was thrown backward. Consumer stated left front anchor broke, vehicle at dealer at this time. Consumer not injured. *slc”
“Recall 95i00600; consumer found out about a recall. Called nissan dealer, and was told that his vehicle was affected. Consumer wanted to get this done as soon as possible, but dealer said could not do it until 3 days later. Before dealer would perform recall vehicle was parked in garage and caught…”
“The vehicle was taken to the dealer because a fuel odor was present which was coming from the fuel injectors, the consumer made an appointment to have vehicle repaired but prior to repair the vehicle caught fire while parked, the consumer was never notified of the voluntary service campaign…”
“Small engine fire occured on the side were the distributor is located. Please describe. Tt”
“Engine fire due to leak in the fuel injection system.”
“Seat belt failure, belt buckle broken, cannot latch seat belts, dealer is charging for repair. Tt”
Defect investigations
InvestigationEA95007 Opened 1995-03-10 · closed 1995-08-02
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1988 Nissan 200sx as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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