The 1990 Nissan Stanza has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 747,000 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 47 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the fuel system, gasoline. Last updated July 5, 2026.
IT IS POSSIBLE FOR A MIXTURE OF MUD AND SALT TO GET TRAPPED BETWEEN THE FUEL FILLER TUBE AND WHEEL HOUSING. THE TRAPPED MUD AND SALT CAN RESULT IN CORROSION OF THE FUEL FILLER TUBE AND THE WHEEL HOUSING.
Consequence
SIGNIFICANT CORROSION OF THE FUEL FILLER TUBE MAY RESULT IN FUEL LEAKS WHICH IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. IN ADDITION, THE LEFT REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS MOUNTED TO THE WHEEL HOUSING AND IN THE EVENT OF SIGNIFICANT CORROSION, AND THE MOUNTING COULD FAIL IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THESE VEHICLES AND CORRECTIVE ACTION WILL BE TAKEN DEPENDING UPON THE EXTENT OF THE CORROSION.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“A very bad gas odor/fumes in the vehicle, gas is leaking in the engine compartment. Also gas leaking from gas filler tube. *jb”
“Gas was pouring out of injectors, consumer had a puddle of gas around car. *ak”
“There is a strong smell of fuel in vehicle, smell gets worse when vehicle is stopping or slowing down. Contacted dealer. *ak”
“Slow shift until warmed up. *ak”
“The 1st time was @ 65000 miles, now again - piece of junk! No safety defect (s) mentioned in summary. *ak”
“Front and rear brake pads (shoes) replaced at least once a year/front rotors/rear wheel cylinders/failed emergency brake (lines?) causing brake problems”
“Front and rear brake pads (shoes) replaced at least once a year/front rotors/rear wheel cylinders/failed emergency brake (lines?) causing brake problems”
“Due to the defect fuel injection hose fuel leaked into the engine compartment which could have resulted a fire. Please provide further information. *ak”
Defect investigations
InvestigationRQ99021 Opened 1999-11-02 · closed 2000-05-22
FUEL LEAKS FROM FUEL INJECTORS
In October of 1995, Nisan conducted a safety improvement campaign, 95I-006.The campaign recalled Maximas (1985-88), 200SX (1987-88), 300ZX (1984-88, and Infinity M30 (1990-92), for fuel leaking from the fuel injectors.The remedy called for a replacement of the fuel injectors and related hoses on the affected…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1990 Nissan Stanza as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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