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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2004 Nissan 350Z Recalls

The 2004 Nissan 350Z has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 13, 2005.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Nissan 350Z. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
144

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
6

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

side crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2004 Nissan 350Z, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

3 recalls on the 2004 Nissan 350Z

Fuel system, gasoline

Campaign
05V555000
Reported
December 13, 2005
Vehicles affected
up to 192,659
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2003 350Z, 3 other models

05V555000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting

Campaign
06E049000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2003, 2005 350Z, 23 other models

06E049000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: clutch assembly

Campaign
11E024000
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2003, 2005–2006 350Z, 1 other model

11E024000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2004 Nissan 350Z complaints by year

NHTSA has received 144 owner complaints about the 2004 Nissan 350Z, the newest on March 6, 2025. Of these, 6 describe a crash (4%); owners reported 8 injuries.

In complaints about the 2004 Nissan 350Z, the component group named most often is the suspension (22%), followed by the tires (22%) and the air bags (13%).

None of the 2004 Nissan 350Z's 3 recalls concerns the suspension.

Where 2004 Nissan 350Z owners gave the mileage (107 complaints), the median was 16,361 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Suspension32
  • Tires32
  • Air Bags18
  • Fuel System, Gasoline18
  • Power Train16
  • Engine And Engine Cooling9

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2004 Nissan 350Z received by NHTSA, by calendar year
200422
200547
200615
20074
200810
20094
20107
201112
20124
20133
20144
20151
20161
20171
20181
20193
20201
20211
20221
20241
20251

Complaints about the 2004 Nissan 350Z peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 47. 61% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Nissan 350Z drew 2.3× the complaints of the median Nissan 350Z year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 6 ranked years.

That makes 2004 one of the Nissan 350Z years to avoid by our method.

Nissan 350Z years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Side: 5/5

The 144 complaints about the 2004 Nissan 350Z are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Nissan 350Z by model year

Other 2004 Nissan models

Newest record on this page: March 6, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted