1988 Nissan Maxima Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1988 Nissan Maxima. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 73 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the fuel system, gasoline. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Tire in front blew out on side wall bigo tires said good luck getting falken to honor the tire warranty and a day later my rear tire has now a bubble on the side wall that will be resulting in the same blow out sooner or later according to big o tires. *tr”
“Consumer stated vehicle's stablizer wheel broke into causing vehicle to lose control. Please provide additional information. Ts”
“There is a fuel leakage in vehicle due to fuel injection. Vehicle is not included in recall. 95i006000. Please provide more information.*ak”
“Gas fumes smell from engine, sounds of air blowing from engine, try to accellerate and there is hesitation during take off. Gas fumes coming thru floor vents when heat is on.r. *ak”
“Closed sun roof blew off while driving on interstate at 65 mph. *ak”
“There was a very bad gas smell in car, took vehicle to mechanic and they said gas was pouring out of injectors. Consumer stated that dealer corrected injector recall, and that recall caused a problem with mass air flow and idle air control. *ak”
“There was a very bad gas smell in car, took vehicle to mechanic and they said gas was pouring out of injectors. Consumer stated that dealer corrected injector recall, and that recall caused a problem with mass air flow and idle air control. *ak”
“There was a very bad gas smell in car, took vehicle to mechanic and they said gas was pouring out of injectors. Consumer stated that dealer corrected injector recall, and that recall caused a problem with mass air flow and idle air control. *ak”
Defect investigations
FUEL INJECTOR ASSEMBLY LEAKAGE
AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS CLOSING REPORT IS INCLUDED IN THE PUBLIC FILE.SERVICE CAMPAIGN 95I-006.
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
There is no summary currently available
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 Maxima as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.