Audited US model-year file

1984 NISSAN 300ZX

Exact make, model and year evidence from official US sources. Recall campaigns, ODI investigations, complaint allegations and EPA estimates remain separate.

Model-year evidence is not a VIN check.

A campaign may cover only certain production dates, plants or equipment. A zero result here is not safety clearance. Use NHTSA’s official VIN tool for the individual vehicle.

Official VIN lookup ↗

01 · Safety actions first

5 NHTSA recall campaigns

Exact model-level NHTSA results for 1984 NISSAN 300ZX. Campaign records are official safety actions; applicability to a particular car still requires its VIN.

01
NHTSA Recalls · US · received 1983-11-20

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH

Campaign 83V125000
Summary

THE HOOD LATCH MAY FAIL TO HOLD THE HOOD IN POSITION DUE TO A MISALIGNMENT OF THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH. THIS CONDITION IS DUE TO A DEFORMATION OF THE HOOD DURING MANUFACTURE.

Consequence

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW SECONDARY LATCH AT NO CHARGE.

02
NHTSA Recalls · US · received 1995-11-01

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM

Campaign 95I006000
Summary

THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL REGULATION 573. HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY. THE CAMPAIGN WILL REPLACE THE FUEL INJECTORS AND RELATED HOSES OF AFFECTED VEHICLES WHICH COULD LEAK.

Consequence

FUEL LEAKS IN THE ENGINE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy

NISSAN DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL INJECTORS AND RELATED HOSES ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES.

03
NHTSA Recalls · US · received 1987-07-06

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT

Campaign 87V098000
Summary

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION MAY OCCUR, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN SHIFTING FROM THE PARK POSITION.

Consequence

THIS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy

INSTALL A SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM WHICH PREVENTS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER FROM BEING MOVED FROM THE PARK POSITION UNLESS THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.

04
NHTSA Recalls · US · received 1984-05-02

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

Campaign 84V057000
Summary

BRAKES MAY FAIL SUDDENLY WHEN APPLIED. COMPONENTS WITHIN THE MASTER CYLINDER MAY BE EXPELLED BECAUSE A CLIP WHICH RETAINS THEM MAY NOT BE PROPERLY INSTALLED.

Consequence

Remedy

A NEW "C" CLIP WILL BE INSTALLED AT NO CHARGE.

05
NHTSA Recalls · US · received 1985-03-01

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH

Campaign 85V021000
Summary

IMPURE LUBRICATING GREASE USED IN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCHES COULD CONTAMINATE ONE OR MORE CONTACT POINTS. OPERATION OF THE HEADLIGHTS COULD BE DELAYED OR NOT LIGHT WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURNED ON OR WHEN THE DIMMER SWITCH IS OPERATED. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: LOSS OF HEAD LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Consequence

Remedy

REPLACE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AS NECESSARY.

02 · Owner allegations

83 NHTSA complaints

Counts are not adjusted for sales, vehicle age, mileage, publicity or reporting behavior. They are allegations, not defect findings or a reliability score.

Crash mentions
0
Fire mentions
24
Injuries reported
1
Most-reported component labels
FUEL SYSTEM39
GASOLINE38
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING13
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM8
POWER TRAIN6
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL6
Complaints across nearby Nissan 300ZX model years

Totals for the same nameplate, scaled against its highest year here. They are not adjusted for how many were sold, how old they are, how far they are driven, or how much publicity a fault received — an older or better-selling year will usually carry more reports. This shows where the reporting sits, not which year is better.

  1. 831984
  2. 751985
  3. 591986
  4. 281987
  5. 251988
  6. 91989

A dash means NHTSA holds no complaint record for that exact year, make and model. See all 300ZX years with specs and fuel economy →

03 · Agency review

4 NHTSA ODI investigations

An investigation means ODI reviewed a possible safety issue for this exact model-year identity. Opening one is not a defect finding; closing one does not by itself clear a vehicle.

EA94018
Closed 1995-11-08 · opened 1994-06-23

FUEL INJECTOR ASSEMBLY LEAKAGE

NHTSA source ↗

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM · Associated recall campaign 95I006000.

EA89031
Closed 1990-10-31 · opened 1989-07-28

SEAT FAILURES

NHTSA source ↗

SEATS · No associated recall campaign number was published in this investigation row.

PE88092
Closed 1989-07-28 · opened 1988-08-09

SEAT FAILURES

NHTSA source ↗

SEATS · No associated recall campaign number was published in this investigation row.

EA85029
Closed 1989-07-11 · opened 1985-05-09

SUDDEN ACCELERATION

NHTSA source ↗

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES · Associated recall campaign 87V098000.

04 · EPA configurations

Fuel economy & specifications

FuelEconomy.gov records are summarized as ranges where this model name has multiple engines, drivetrains or trims.

EPA configurations
16
Combined economy
17–20 mpg/MPGe
City / highway
15–18 / 20–24 mpg/MPGe
Engine displacement
3 L
Cylinders
6
Fuel type
Regular
Drive
Not returned
Vehicle class
Subcompact Cars · Two Seaters
Annual fuel-cost estimate
$3250–3800

05 · Evidence strength

Exact identity. Explicit limits.

No opaque score. Evidence strength is expressed through source availability, exact match method, jurisdiction and honest empty states.

exact match

Recall campaigns

5 exact US model-year records in this bounded view.

exact match

Complaints

83 exact US model-year allegations; narratives and VIN fragments are omitted.

exact match

ODI investigations

4 exact US model-year action numbers in the approved import snapshot.

canonical only

Model aliases

Only the exact NHTSA vPIC model name is published; unverified aliases are not merged.

not published

Manufacturer ownership

No rights-reviewed official ownership record is joined to this exact model-year.

PUBLIC EVIDENCE PASSPORT

Identity, freshness and provenance.

The canonical URL is this file’s permanent public identifier. Source IDs and timestamps show exactly what was matched and when; they do not turn the evidence into a verdict.

Permanent public ID
https://modelyearfacts.com/vehicle/1984/nissan/300zx
NHTSA make ID
478
NHTSA model ID
5566
Match key
1984 · NISSAN · 300ZX · US
Live evidence requested
EPA publication catalogue
Complaint matrix snapshot
Imported safety snapshot
nhtsa-investigations · exact match

NHTSA ODI investigations

Action number, component, subject and open/close dates from the approved bulk import; long summaries omitted.

Open official source ↗
US-market boundary

Only NHTSA vPIC, NHTSA ODI complaints and investigations, NHTSA recalls and FuelEconomy.gov contribute to this vehicle claim. CPSC equipment notices are searched separately and never joined to vehicle fitment. UK MOT, Canadian, New Zealand and European records are not merged into this US claim.

06 · Research paths

Diagnose first. Confirm fitment.

These are transparent searches, not diagnoses or endorsed parts. Recall remedies come before purchases; exact part fitment requires VIN, trim, powertrain, production date and OE number.

Offers status: held

Awin US and R2 affiliate inventory are not published until a US programme, merchant and exact-fitment projection are approved. No offer currently has both merchant approval and exact vehicle fitment, so commercial links never count as evidence.