1996 NISSAN QUEST — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 134 complaints · 2 recalls
Most-reported system: FUEL SYSTEM (20 complaints · 14.9%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 4
  • Fires 6
  • Injuries 3
  • 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 FUEL SYSTEM appears in 20 of 134 owner complaints (14.9%) in this vehicle snapshot. FUEL SYSTEM: 20 complaints, 14.9% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 20 · 14.9% · 4 fire reports STRUCTURE: 15 complaints, 11.2% of reports STRUCTURE 15 · 11.2% AIR BAGS: 12 complaints, 9.0% of reports AIR BAGS 12 · 9.0% · 2 crash reports 1 fire reports ENGINE: 9 complaints, 6.7% of reports ENGINE 9 · 6.7% ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 7 complaints, 5.2% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 7 · 5.2% · 1 fire reports VISIBILITY: 7 complaints, 5.2% of reports VISIBILITY 7 · 5.2% SEAT BELTS: 5 complaints, 3.7% of reports SEAT BELTS 5 · 3.7% STEERING: 4 complaints, 3.0% of reports STEERING 4 · 3.0% SERVICE BRAKES: 3 complaints, 2.2% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 3 · 2.2% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 117 complaints, 87.3% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 117 · 87.3% · 4 crash reports 6 fire 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)
FUEL SYSTEM 20 14.9% 0 crashes · 4 fires
STRUCTURE 15 11.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 12 9.0% 2 crashes · 1 fires
ENGINE 9 6.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 7 5.2% 0 crashes · 1 fires
VISIBILITY 7 5.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SEAT BELTS 5 3.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 4 3.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 3 2.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 117 87.3% 4 crashes · 6 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 Jul 1996; the first recall shown was reported in Mar 1998. 1996-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 1996-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 1997-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 1997-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 1997-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 1997-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 1998-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 1998-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 1998-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 1998-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 1999-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 1999-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 1999-Q3: 11 owner reports 11 1999-Q4: 7 owner reports 7 2000-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2000-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2000-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2000-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2001-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2001-Q2: 11 owner reports 11 2001-Q3: 9 owner reports 9 2001-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2002-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2002-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2002-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2003-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2003-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2003-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2004-Q1: 7 owner reports 7 2004-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2006-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jul 1996 Oct 2018 Recall campaign 98V012002 ◆ Recall campaign 98V012002 Recall campaign 00V419001 ◆ Recall campaign 00V419001 Investigation SQ00008 ● Investigation SQ00008 Investigation EA00015 ● Investigation EA00015
  • Campaign 98V012002 was reported 440 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 00V419001 was reported 248 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1996-Q3 Owner reports 1
1996-Q4 Owner reports 3
1997-Q1 Owner reports 2
1997-Q2 Owner reports 4
1997-Q3 Owner reports 4
1997-Q4 Owner reports 6
1998-Q1 Owner reports 2
1998-Q2 Owner reports 1
1998-Q3 Owner reports 3
1998-Q4 Owner reports 3
1999-Q1 Owner reports 3
1999-Q2 Owner reports 1
1999-Q3 Owner reports 11
1999-Q4 Owner reports 7
2000-Q1 Owner reports 4
2000-Q2 Owner reports 5
2000-Q3 Owner reports 5
2000-Q4 Owner reports 1
2001-Q1 Owner reports 1
2001-Q2 Owner reports 11
2001-Q3 Owner reports 9
2001-Q4 Owner reports 2
2002-Q1 Owner reports 2
2002-Q2 Owner reports 2
2002-Q3 Owner reports 1
2002-Q4 Owner reports 2
2003-Q2 Owner reports 4
2003-Q3 Owner reports 3
2003-Q4 Owner reports 5
2004-Q1 Owner reports 7
2004-Q2 Owner reports 1
2004-Q3 Owner reports 1
2004-Q4 Owner reports 1
2005-Q1 Owner reports 2
2005-Q2 Owner reports 1
2005-Q3 Owner reports 2
2006-Q2 Owner reports 1
2008-Q2 Owner reports 1
2010-Q1 Owner reports 1
2010-Q4 Owner reports 1
2011-Q3 Owner reports 2
2014-Q1 Owner reports 1
2014-Q4 Owner reports 1
2015-Q2 Owner reports 1
2017-Q3 Owner reports 1
2018-Q4 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 98V012002
Recall campaign 1 00V419001
Defect investigation 1 SQ00008
Defect investigation 1 EA00015
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Safety Recalls (2)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 00V419001

    Report date
    Component:
    FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
    Consequence:
    FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE VENT HOSE.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 98V012002

    Report date
    Component:
    VISIBILITY
    Consequence:
    THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR UNSUPERVISED CHILDREN TO OPERATE THE POWER WINDOWS, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY TO THE CHILD.
    Remedy:
    OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A LABEL REMINDING OWNERS NOT TO LEAVE CHILDREN UNATTENDED BECAUSE THE POWER WINDOWS CAN OPERATE FOR 15 MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE IGNITION HAS BEEN TURNED OFF UNLESS THE DRIVER'S DOOR IS OPENED. ALSO INCLUDED ARE INSTRUCTIONS DESCRIBING HOW AND WHERE THIS LABEL IS TO BE INSTALLED. IF AN OWNER PREFERS, THEIR DEALER CAN INSTALL THIS LABEL FOR THEM.
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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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