Total Complaints
14 filings
NISSAN 200SX · model year
14 NHTSA complaints for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1987NISSAN200SX carries 14 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 3 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1987 200SX is fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system:injectors with 4 filings, followed by fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system (3) and engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline (2). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 54 investigation files overlapping the 1987 200SX, and 5 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
Total Complaints
14 filings
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | 4 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
FUEL LINE THAT RUNS FROM THE FUEL INJECTORS TO THE FUEL RAIL ARE LEAKING CAUSING THE CAR TO DIE. BUT THE FUEL IS LEAKING ONTO A HOT MOTOR WHICH COULD CATCH FIRE. THIS CAR HAS THIS SAME RECALL FOR OTHER VINS. OF THE SAME YEAR. BUT MY CAR DOES NOT FALL INTO THAT CATEGORY OF VIN #S. *NM
Mileage: 90,000
GAS FUMES LEAKED THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. GAS SMELL BECAME OVERWHELMING WHEN VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR AWHILE. DEALER INDICATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL INJECTORS. *AK
FUEL INJECTORS LEAK. NISSANS "VOLUNTARY RECALL CAMPAIGN" DOES NOT INCLUDE THE CA20E ENGINE WHICH IS INSTALLED IN MY VEHICLE. THE FUEL PUMP WIRING IS EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS AND SHORTED OUT ON MY VEHICLE. *NLM
Mileage: 212,302
A PRIVATE MECHANIC EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR A FUEL LEAK AND DETERMINED THAT LEAK ORIGINATED FROM FUEL INJECTORS. MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN 95I006000. HOWEVER, DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THIS RECALL ONLY APPLIED TO 6 CYLINDER ENGINE. REPAIRS WILL BE DONE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE SINCE THIS VEHICLE HA A 4 CYLINDER ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
WHEN I BOUGHT MY CAR IT ONLY HAD 40000 MILES ON IT SO ALL THE INJECTORS ARE ORIGINAL. ALL OF THE INJECTORS ARE LEAKING GAS ALL OVER MY ENGINE. WE CONTACTED NISSAN BECAUSE THE FUEL INJECTORS ARE LISTED AS RECALLED ON YOUR WEBSITE BUT IT IS ONLY FOR THE 6 CYLINDER MODEL. I BELIEVE IT IS ALSO AFFECTING MY 4 CYLINDER AS WELL BECAUSE THEY SHOULD NOT BE DOING THIS. I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE FUEL INJECTORS. IT SEEMS LIKE A STRANGE COINCIDENCE THAT MY FUEL INJECTORS ARE EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE 6 CYLINDER INJECTORS.
CONSUMER NOTICED A LEAKAGE COMING FROM THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM THAT HAS A HOLE, AND FUEL IS LEAKING ON THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. IT CAN START A FIRE WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING. *AK
WOULD SMELL GAS WHEN GETTING INTO VEHICLE. SOMETIMES OCCURS WHEN DRIVING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AFTER TAKING TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. WAS TOLD FUEL INJECTORS NEEDED REPLACING. MANUFACTURER SAID VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED & WILL NOT CATCH FIRE. *AK
VEHICLE FIRE.
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE ON SEAT BELTS, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY TESTED THE SEAT BELTS AND SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. CALLED MANUFACTURER AND THEY INDICATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND THERE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A TEST DONE ON THE SEAT BELTS. *AK
THE FUEL INJECTERS ARE LEAKING GAS AND THE FUMES ARE MAKING THE DRIVER SICK AND POSING A FIRE HAZARD. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND DUE TO THE FUEL INJECTOR LEAKING, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE. *AK
WHILE STOPPED AT A SIGNAL LIGHT VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE. *AK
BRAKES MADE POPPING NOISE, AND FAILED. *DSH
ENGINE MADE NOISE, BURST INTO FLAMES.
Driver Airbag Inflator Rupture
Inner Tie Rod Failures
Side curtain air bags may deploy inadvertently
Reduced Power After Engine Stall
Loss of motive power due to broken crankshaft with no ability to restart.
Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.