2008 NISSAN 350Z — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 24 complaints · 1 recalls
Most-reported system: POWER TRAIN (20 complaints · 83.3%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 0
  • Fires 0
  • Injuries 0
  • 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 POWER TRAIN appears in 20 of 24 owner complaints (83.3%) in this vehicle snapshot. POWER TRAIN: 20 complaints, 83.3% of reports POWER TRAIN 20 · 83.3% AIR BAGS: 3 complaints, 12.5% of reports AIR BAGS 3 · 12.5% ENGINE: 1 complaints, 4.2% of reports ENGINE 1 · 4.2% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 11 complaints, 45.8% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 11 · 45.8% 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)
POWER TRAIN 20 83.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 3 12.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 1 4.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 11 45.8% 0 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 2008; the first recall shown was reported in Oct 2008. 2008-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2009-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2012-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2013-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2018-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 2008 Apr 2019 Recall campaign 08V521000 ◆ Recall campaign 08V521000
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2008-Q1 Owner reports 1
2008-Q2 Owner reports 2
2008-Q3 Owner reports 1
2008-Q4 Owner reports 2
2009-Q1 Owner reports 1
2009-Q2 Owner reports 1
2009-Q4 Owner reports 2
2010-Q1 Owner reports 1
2010-Q2 Owner reports 1
2012-Q2 Owner reports 2
2012-Q3 Owner reports 2
2013-Q1 Owner reports 1
2013-Q2 Owner reports 2
2016-Q2 Owner reports 1
2016-Q3 Owner reports 2
2018-Q2 Owner reports 1
2019-Q2 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 08V521000
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Safety Recalls (1)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 08V521000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    THIS COULD RESULT IN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG BEING SUPPRESSED WHICH COULD FAIL TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL TEST THE SIGNAL BETWEEN THE OCS AND ACU SYSTEMS USING A SPECIAL TOOL TO CHECK THAT IT IS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. IF NECESSARY, THE SEAT CUSHION (CONTAINING OCS HARDWARE) WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE MANUFACTURED TO SPECIFICATION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 4, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261 OR INFINITI AT 1-800-662-6200.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot 2026-08-21
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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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