NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Nissan 350Z Recalls
The 2003 Nissan 350Z has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 13, 2005.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Nissan 350Z. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 275
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Nissan 350Z, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2003 Nissan 350Z
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 05V555000
- Reported
- December 13, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 192,659
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2004 350Z, 3 other models
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 03V455000
- Reported
- November 17, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 630,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 8 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E049000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005 350Z, 23 other models
Power train: clutch assembly
- Campaign
- 11E024000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2006 350Z, 1 other model
2003 Nissan 350Z complaints by year
NHTSA has received 275 owner complaints about the 2003 Nissan 350Z, the newest on January 15, 2026. Of these, 6 describe a crash (2%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Nissan 350Z, the component group named most often is the suspension (40%), followed by the tires (26%) and the engine and engine cooling (12%).
1 of the 2003 Nissan 350Z's 4 recalls also concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2003 Nissan 350Z owners gave the mileage (214 complaints), the median was 12,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension110
- Tires71
- Engine And Engine Cooling34
- Power Train34
- Engine27
- Electrical System11
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 106 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 44 | |
| 2005 | 24 | |
| 2006 | 14 | |
| 2007 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 7 | |
| 2009 | 13 | |
| 2010 | 10 | |
| 2011 | 7 | |
| 2012 | 10 | |
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Nissan 350Z peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 106. 68% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2003 vehicles, the 2003 Nissan 350Z drew 4.8× the complaints of the median Nissan 350Z year in the same window: 1st highest of the 6 ranked years.
That makes 2003 one of the Nissan 350Z years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 275 complaints about the 2003 Nissan 350Z are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan 350Z by model year
Other 2003 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: January 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted