1998 NISSAN QUEST — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 41 complaints · 1 recalls
Most-reported system: AIR BAGS (5 complaints · 12.2%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 3
  • Fires 0
  • Injuries 2
  • 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 5 of 41 owner complaints (12.2%) in this vehicle snapshot. AIR BAGS: 5 complaints, 12.2% of reports AIR BAGS 5 · 12.2% · 2 crash reports FUEL SYSTEM: 5 complaints, 12.2% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 5 · 12.2% VISIBILITY: 5 complaints, 12.2% of reports VISIBILITY 5 · 12.2% SERVICE BRAKES: 4 complaints, 9.8% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 4 · 9.8% STRUCTURE: 4 complaints, 9.8% of reports STRUCTURE 4 · 9.8% POWER TRAIN: 3 complaints, 7.3% of reports POWER TRAIN 3 · 7.3% · 1 crash reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 2 complaints, 4.9% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2 · 4.9% ENGINE: 1 complaints, 2.4% of reports ENGINE 1 · 2.4% SEAT BELTS: 1 complaints, 2.4% of reports SEAT BELTS 1 · 2.4% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 36 complaints, 87.8% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 36 · 87.8% · 3 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 5 12.2% 2 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 5 12.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
VISIBILITY 5 12.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 4 9.8% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 4 9.8% 0 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 3 7.3% 1 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2 4.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 1 2.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SEAT BELTS 1 2.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 36 87.8% 3 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 Jul 1998; the first recall shown was reported in Dec 2000. 1998-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 1998-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 1999-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 1999-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 1999-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 1999-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2000-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2000-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2000-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2000-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2001-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2001-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2001-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2001-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2004-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jul 1998 Jan 2014 Recall campaign 00V419001 ◆ Recall campaign 00V419001 Investigation EA00015 ● Investigation EA00015
  • Campaign 00V419001 was reported 683 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1998-Q3 Owner reports 1
1998-Q4 Owner reports 2
1999-Q1 Owner reports 8
1999-Q2 Owner reports 1
1999-Q3 Owner reports 3
1999-Q4 Owner reports 3
2000-Q1 Owner reports 1
2000-Q2 Owner reports 2
2000-Q3 Owner reports 1
2000-Q4 Owner reports 1
2001-Q1 Owner reports 1
2001-Q2 Owner reports 1
2001-Q3 Owner reports 2
2001-Q4 Owner reports 1
2002-Q1 Owner reports 1
2002-Q2 Owner reports 1
2002-Q3 Owner reports 1
2003-Q4 Owner reports 1
2004-Q1 Owner reports 2
2004-Q3 Owner reports 1
2005-Q3 Owner reports 1
2006-Q1 Owner reports 1
2006-Q2 Owner reports 1
2010-Q4 Owner reports 1
2012-Q2 Owner reports 1
2014-Q1 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 00V419001
Defect investigation 1 EA00015
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Safety Recalls (1)

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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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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