https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Nissan 240sx. en-us Tue, 22 Sep 2026 07:49:56 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx#complaint-1727711 Thu, 18 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT THE VEHICLES FUEL TANK CRACKED AT MOUNTING STRAP AND STARTED LEAKING FUEL, THE TANK HAS A KNOW ISSUE AMONG OTHER OWNERS. THE TANK IS VERY SPECIFIC TO THE CHASSIS WITH NO AVAILABLE REPLACEMENT. THE ISSUE HAPPENS MOSTLY AT THE SAME LOCATION BUT NISSAN HAS SO SOLUTION. THIS HAPPENED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION. https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx#complaint-1686952 Mon, 24 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 NISSAN 240SX. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL TANK FRACTURED AND LEAKED FUEL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE TROPHY WEST COVINA NISSAN LOCATED AT 205 N CITRUS ST, WEST COVINA, CA 91791, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPLACEMENT FUEL TANK WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TWO OTHER YEAR MAKE AND https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx#complaint-1315620 Thu, 08 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 NISSAN 240SX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 95V103002 (SEAT BELTS). THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING A FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL AND WANTED TO CHARGE THE CONTACT FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx#complaint-1280464 Wed, 04 May 2016 00:00:00 GMT HI, IT IS VERY COMMON ON ALL MODELS 1995-1998 240SX FOR THE GAS TANK TO LEAK. DUE TO THE 2 STRAPS THE HOLD THE TANK IN PLACE CAUSING PRESSURE AND RUBBING IT CRACKS ALL OUR GAS TANKS. THIS SHOULD BE FIXED BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN. IT HAPPENS ON ALL 1995-1998 240SX MODELS. PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO GET THIS FIXED AND RESOLVED. YOU CAN LOOK UP 240SXFORUMS.COM, ZILVIA.NET, KA-T.OR https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx#complaint-1270160 Wed, 23 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMT THE FACTORY BREAK BOOSTERS ON NISSAN 240SX MODEL YEARS 1989-1998 LEAK AND DRIP BREAK FLUID ONTO THE FRAME RAIL, EATING AWAY THE RUST PREVENTIVE COATING. THIS ALLOWS THE ELEMENTS TO CONTACT BARE METAL, OXIDIZING IT AND BOTH WEAKENING THE STRUCTURE OF THE VEHICLE AND POTENTIALLY CAUSING THE BREAKS TO FAIL. https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx#complaint-1263033 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT DRIVING AND NOTICED SMELL OF GASOLINE. PARKED CAR AND INSPECTED. NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING FROM A STRESS CRACK NEAR THE FUEL TANK STRAP. FUEL LEAK IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY HAZARD. https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx#complaint-1194671 Mon, 29 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I STARTED SMELLING AN EXTREMELY LARGE GAS SMELL SO I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED UNDER MY CAR AND MY GAS TANK WAS LEAKING EVERYWHERE. IT HAS A STRESS CRACK. NO PUNCTURE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THE TANK JUST STARTED SPLITTING APART. https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx#complaint-1036121 Mon, 03 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMT AS IS COMMON ON 95+ 240SX GASOLINE BEGAN LEAKING OUT OF MY TANK SUDDENLY. I HAD NO ISSUES UNTIL ONE DAY I NOTICED THE SMELL AND A CONSTANT DRIP ONTO MY DRIVEWAY. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx#complaint-1004430 Fri, 23 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMT FILLED THE TANK ON MY WAY TO WORK AND BEGAN SMELLING GAS. UPON COMING OUT AT THE END OF THE DAY THERE WAS A LARGE PUDDLE OF GAS UNDER THE CAR. AT THIS POINT THE SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE CAR WAS UNBEARABLE. GOT THE CAR HOME AND FOUND FUEL LEAKING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE REAR WHEEL. LOOKING UNDER THE CAR AND FOUND FUEL STREAMING FROM THE FRONT PORTION OF THE FUEL TANK NEAR THE SUPPORT STRAP. https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx#complaint-997794 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 00:00:00 GMT MY CAR (1997 NISSAN 240 SX) BEING DRIVEN BY MY SON WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE CAR WAS TOTALED BY IMPACT. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BUT YET THE LIGHT CAME ON SAYING THEY DID. IF THEY HAD MY SON MAY NOT HAVE SUFFERED FROM A SERIOUS CONCUSSION WHICH WE'RE ABOUT TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL THE 2ND TIME FOR NOR THE NECK SPRAIN THAT HE DID. I'VE E-MAILED NISSAN TO SEE IF I CAN GET AN ANSWER AS TO WHY THE https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx#complaint-997795 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 00:00:00 GMT MY CAR (1997 NISSAN 240 SX) BEING DRIVEN BY MY SON WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE CAR WAS TOTALED BY IMPACT. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BUT YET THE LIGHT CAME ON SAYING THEY DID. IF THEY HAD MY SON MAY NOT HAVE SUFFERED FROM A SERIOUS CONCUSSION WHICH WE'RE ABOUT TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL THE 2ND TIME FOR NOR THE NECK SPRAIN THAT HE DID. I'VE E-MAILED NISSAN TO SEE IF I CAN GET AN ANSWER AS TO WHY THE https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx#complaint-959834 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 NISSAN 240SX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS IDLING AT A LIGHT WHEN NE NOTICED THE SMELL OF GASOLINE. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND THEN NOTICED THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FUEL TANK AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHI https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx#complaint-946724 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT AFTER DRIVING SAID VEHICLE NOTHING STOOD OUT HOWEVER, TOWARDS THE NEXT DAY I SMELT FUEL AND THERE WAS A LEAK ROUGHLY 1 METER WIDE. THE GAS TANK CRACKED IN A SPOT WHERE OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAID VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED A CRACK IN THE SAME FASHION. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx#complaint-937017 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT SMELLED GAS WHEN GETTING IN CAR. LOOKED UNDER CAR TO FIND GAS TANK LEAKING. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx#complaint-923266 Sat, 16 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT 95 NISSAN 240SX GAS TANK FAILURE, CRACKED AND LEAKING GASOLINE. NOTHING WAS DONE TO THE TANK, IT JUST CRACKED AND STARTED LEAKING. *JB https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx#complaint-918971 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY CAR THE ELECTRONIC SEAT BELT WENT FORWARD, WHICH BASICALLY MEANS IM UNBUCKLED AND IT WONT GO BACK TO THE BUCKLED POSITION FOR SOME REASON. https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx#complaint-901192 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT THE FUEL TANK HAS A CRACK AND IS LEAKING EVERYWHERE AT MY APARTMENT COMPLEX. IT HAS WAS WASTED UPWARDS OF $15 OF PREMIUM FUEL. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx#complaint-900176 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT CRACKED FUEL TANK RESULTING IN GAS ALL OVER REAR TIRES, DIFFERENTIAL, AND EXHAUST SYSTEM https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx#complaint-890070 Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT THERE IS A LEAK FROM THE TOP OF MY 1997 NISSAN 240SX'S FUEL TANK THAT SEEMED TO SPRING UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON. FROM WHAT I'VE RESEARCHED, THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM FOR OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE AND IS NOT EASILY FIXED. I AM PETITIONING FOR THIS TO BE A MANDATORY REPAIR FOR NISSAN, AS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO FAULTY CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx#complaint-887897 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT GAS TANKED CRACKED ADJACENT TO THE MOUNTING STRAP CAUSING GASOLENE SPILLAGE - THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TT https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx#complaint-845398 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY TO SCHOOL ALONG WITH MY BROTHER AND I NOTICED THAT THERE'S A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GAS INSIDE THE CAR DURING DRIVING. I STOPPED AT A SAFE PLACE TO CHECK AND I NOTICE THAT THERE'S GAS DRIPPING SLOWLY UNDER THE GAS TANK. IT STILL LEAKS AND IT SEEMS TO BE CONTINUING TO LEAK A LITTLE MORE. PARTS FOR THIS REPAIR ARE ESTIMATE TO $400+ EXCLUDING LABOR, AS THE GAS TANK IS ALSO LOC https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx#complaint-833284 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1991 NISSAN 240 SX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS INOPERABLE. HE CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY BOTH DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 190,000. https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx#complaint-806582 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT GAS TANK LEAKS FUEL DUE TO CRACK DEVELOPED FROM NORMAL DRIVING. COULD HAVE CAUSED FIRE AND SERIOUS FINES FROM EPA. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx#complaint-800304 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT VEHICLE WAS LEFT UNUSED FOR SEVERAL DAYS WHILE OUT OF TOWN, AND DEVELOPED A FUEL LEAK FROM THE GAS TANK FOR NO REASON. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx#complaint-798179 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT FUEL TANK IS LEAKING GAS ONTO THE GROUND. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx#complaint-792134 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 NISSAN 240 SX. THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN AROUND THE CHEST AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DIAGNOSTIC LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE SIGNAL SENDING UNIT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT WAS ONLY WARRANTED FOR THREE YEARS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 146,000. https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx#complaint-786800 Tue, 11 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT THE GAS TANK ON THE 1995-1998 NISSAN 240SX IS MADE OF A COMPOSITE MATERIAL. BETWEEN FRIDAY MAY 7, AND SATURDAY MAY 8, 2010 A STRESS FRACTURE IN THE FUEL TANK FORMED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, ADJACENT TO THE STRAP WHICH HOLDS THE TANK TO THE CAR. THE FRACTURE IN THE TANK RESULTED IN A LARGE QUANTITY OF FUEL LEAKING OVER THE GARAGE FLOOR. THIS WAS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AS IT COULD HAVE https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx#complaint-736896 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT DOESN'T MOVE WHEN DOOR IS OPENED OR CLOSED. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx#complaint-641463 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 NISSAN 240SX. THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING A FEW YEARS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE LIGHT DID NOT AFFECT THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE AIR BAGS. RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT WORK IN A CRASH BECAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-240sx#complaint-625948 Thu, 31 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT WHERE THE GAS TANK STAP IS MOUNTED TO THE CAR HAS RUBBED AGAINST THE GAS TANK AND HAS CREATED A HORRIBLE GAS LEAK. I CAN'T EVEN FILL THE TANK AN EIGHTH OF THE WAY WITHOUT IT LEAKING. THIS COULD CATCH ON FIRE AND NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. *TR