2005 NISSAN 350Z — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 82 complaints · 2 recalls
Most-reported system: AIR BAGS (28 complaints · 34.2%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 9
  • Fires 1
  • Injuries 4
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution AIR BAGS appears in 28 of 82 owner complaints (34.1%) in this vehicle snapshot. AIR BAGS: 28 complaints, 34.1% of reports AIR BAGS 28 · 34.1% · 5 crash reports ENGINE: 15 complaints, 18.3% of reports ENGINE 15 · 18.3% · 1 fire reports POWER TRAIN: 8 complaints, 9.8% of reports POWER TRAIN 8 · 9.8% WHEELS: 5 complaints, 6.1% of reports WHEELS 5 · 6.1% ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 4 complaints, 4.9% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 4 · 4.9% · 2 crash reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING: 4 complaints, 4.9% of reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING 4 · 4.9% SERVICE BRAKES: 4 complaints, 4.9% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 4 · 4.9% STRUCTURE: 4 complaints, 4.9% of reports STRUCTURE 4 · 4.9% FUEL SYSTEM: 2 complaints, 2.4% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 2 · 2.4% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 27 complaints, 32.9% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 27 · 32.9% · 2 crash reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
AIR BAGS 28 34.1% 5 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 15 18.3% 0 crashes · 1 fires
POWER TRAIN 8 9.8% 0 crashes · 0 fires
WHEELS 5 6.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 4 4.9% 2 crashes · 0 fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 4 4.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 4 4.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 4 4.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 2 2.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 27 32.9% 2 crashes · 0 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 2005; the first recall shown was reported in May 2006. 2005-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2005-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2005-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2005-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2006-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2006-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2006-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2007-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2008-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2008-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2009-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2011-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2011-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2012-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2013-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2015-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2015-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2015-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2017-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2018-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2019-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 2005 Oct 2020 Recall campaign 06E049000 ◆ Recall campaign 06E049000 Recall campaign 11E024000 ◆ Recall campaign 11E024000 Investigation EA07005 ● Investigation EA07005
  • Campaign 11E024000 was reported 2,136 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2005-Q1 Owner reports 3
2005-Q2 Owner reports 3
2005-Q3 Owner reports 5
2005-Q4 Owner reports 2
2006-Q1 Owner reports 2
2006-Q2 Owner reports 2
2006-Q4 Owner reports 1
2007-Q1 Owner reports 4
2007-Q2 Owner reports 4
2008-Q1 Owner reports 4
2008-Q3 Owner reports 3
2009-Q1 Owner reports 1
2009-Q2 Owner reports 1
2009-Q3 Owner reports 1
2010-Q2 Owner reports 2
2010-Q3 Owner reports 1
2010-Q4 Owner reports 1
2011-Q1 Owner reports 2
2011-Q2 Owner reports 1
2011-Q3 Owner reports 2
2011-Q4 Owner reports 1
2012-Q2 Owner reports 2
2012-Q3 Owner reports 1
2012-Q4 Owner reports 1
2013-Q2 Owner reports 2
2013-Q4 Owner reports 1
2014-Q1 Owner reports 1
2014-Q2 Owner reports 2
2014-Q3 Owner reports 2
2014-Q4 Owner reports 2
2015-Q1 Owner reports 2
2015-Q2 Owner reports 3
2015-Q4 Owner reports 1
2016-Q1 Owner reports 2
2016-Q2 Owner reports 1
2016-Q4 Owner reports 1
2017-Q1 Owner reports 1
2017-Q3 Owner reports 2
2017-Q4 Owner reports 2
2018-Q2 Owner reports 1
2018-Q3 Owner reports 1
2018-Q4 Owner reports 2
2019-Q2 Owner reports 1
2020-Q1 Owner reports 1
2020-Q4 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 06E049000
Recall campaign 1 11E024000
Defect investigation 1 EA07005
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Safety Recalls (2)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 06E049000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
    Remedy:
    CK MOTORSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE NONCOMPLIANT LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 1, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CK MOTORSPORT AT 1-909-610-7211.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 11E024000

    Report date
    Component:
    POWER TRAIN
    Consequence:
    AN OVERSIZED CLUTCH DISC COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO MOVE UNINTENTIONALLY ON THE INITIAL START-UP, IF THE DRIVER DOES NOT FOLLOW THE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS AND FAILS TO USE THE SERVICE BRAKES WHILE THE HAND BRAKE IS NOT APPLIED. UNINTENTIONAL MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE COULD RESULT IN A CRASH OR POSSIBLE INJURY TO PERSONS OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE.
    Remedy:
    ZF SERVICE NOTIFY WHOLESALERS TO RETURN ANY AFFECTED CLUTCH KIT ASSEMBLIES STILL IN INVENTORY FOR FREE REPLACEMENT KITS. THIS CONDITION WILL CORRECT ITSELF AFTER THE FIRST START-UP AND USAGE OF THE CLUTCH KIT. HOWEVER, IF AN OWNER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH ITS PERFORMANCE, ZF SERVICES WILL REIMBURSE THE OWNER FOR THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT CLUTCH KIT AND A REASONABLE AMOUNT FOR ITS INSTALLATION. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 13, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ZF SERVICES AT 1-800-321-0784 EXT. 6748.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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