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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2005 Nissan 350Z Recalls

The 2005 Nissan 350Z has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Nissan 350Z. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
83

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
9

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

side crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2005 Nissan 350Z, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2005 Nissan 350Z

Exterior lighting

Campaign
06E049000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2003–2004 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 2003–2004, 2006 350Z, 1 other model

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

2005 Nissan 350Z complaints by year

NHTSA has received 83 owner complaints about the 2005 Nissan 350Z, the newest on November 9, 2020. Of these, 9 describe a crash (11%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.

In complaints about the 2005 Nissan 350Z, the component group named most often is the air bags (39%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (19%) and the power train (11%).

1 of the 2005 Nissan 350Z's 2 recalls also concerns the power train.

Where 2005 Nissan 350Z owners gave the mileage (65 complaints), the median was 36,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags32
  • Engine And Engine Cooling16
  • Power Train9
  • Electrical System5
  • Wheels5
  • Exterior Lighting4

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2005 Nissan 350Z received by NHTSA, by calendar year
200514
20065
20078
20087
20093
20104
20116
20124
20133
20147
20156
20164
20175
20184
20191
20202

Complaints about the 2005 Nissan 350Z peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 14. 41% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Nissan 350Z drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Nissan 350Z year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 6 ranked years.

Nissan 350Z years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

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

The 83 complaints about the 2005 Nissan 350Z are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Nissan 350Z by model year

Other 2005 Nissan models

Newest record on this page: November 9, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted