NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Nissan Maxima Recalls
The 2010 Nissan Maxima has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on September 16, 2009.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Nissan Maxima. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 275
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 Nissan Maxima, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2010 Nissan Maxima
Suspension
- Campaign
- 09V358000
- Reported
- September 16, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 26,398
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009 Maxima, 1 other model
2010 Nissan Maxima complaints by year
NHTSA has received 275 owner complaints about the 2010 Nissan Maxima, the newest on March 19, 2024. Of these, 7 describe a crash (3%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 11 injuries.
In complaints about the 2010 Nissan Maxima, the component group named most often is the steering (57%), followed by the electrical system (29%) and the suspension (11%).
The 2010 Nissan Maxima's only recall also concerns the suspension.
Where 2010 Nissan Maxima owners gave the mileage (238 complaints), the median was 65,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering158
- Electrical System79
- Suspension29
- Unknown Or Other24
- Engine20
- Air Bags15
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 23 | |
| 2014 | 71 | |
| 2015 | 58 | |
| 2016 | 36 | |
| 2017 | 13 | |
| 2018 | 12 | |
| 2019 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2010 Nissan Maxima peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 71. 17% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2010 vehicles, the 2010 Nissan Maxima drew 1.4× the complaints of the median Nissan Maxima year in the same window: 8th highest of the 20 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 275 complaints about the 2010 Nissan Maxima are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Maxima by model year
Other 2010 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: March 19, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted