NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Nissan Quest Recalls
The 2004 Nissan Quest has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 17, 2005.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Nissan Quest. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 445
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
10 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 Nissan Quest, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2004 Nissan Quest
Seats: mid/rear assembly
- Campaign
- 05V480000
- Reported
- October 17, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 33,042
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005 Quest
Seats: mid/rear assembly
- Campaign
- 05V474000
- Reported
- October 13, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 109,437
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2006 Quest
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 04V186000
- Reported
- April 16, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 26,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2004 Nissan Quest
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Campaign
- 04V103000
- Reported
- March 1, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 13,757
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- only the 2004 Nissan Quest
2004 Nissan Quest complaints by year
NHTSA has received 445 owner complaints about the 2004 Nissan Quest, the newest on April 20, 2023. Of these, 7 describe a crash (2%) and 10 a fire; owners reported 39 injuries and 4 deaths.
In complaints about the 2004 Nissan Quest, the component group named most often is the electrical system (17%), followed by the power train (16%) and the structure (16%).
None of the 2004 Nissan Quest's 4 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Where 2004 Nissan Quest owners gave the mileage (320 complaints), the median was 33,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System77
- Power Train72
- Structure70
- Latches/Locks/Linkages61
- Engine And Engine Cooling48
- Air Bags42
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 17 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 111 | |
| 2005 | 60 | |
| 2006 | 52 | |
| 2007 | 24 | |
| 2008 | 24 | |
| 2009 | 8 | |
| 2010 | 22 | |
| 2011 | 18 | |
| 2012 | 19 | |
| 2013 | 12 | |
| 2014 | 18 | |
| 2015 | 22 | |
| 2016 | 12 | |
| 2017 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 Nissan Quest peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 111. 59% 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 Quest drew 8.2× the complaints of the median Nissan Quest year in the same window: 1st highest of the 9 ranked years.
That makes 2004 one of the Nissan Quest years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 445 complaints about the 2004 Nissan Quest are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Quest by model year
Other 2004 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: April 20, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted