NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Nissan Maxima Recalls
The 2018 Nissan Maxima has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 8, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Nissan Maxima. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 36
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Nissan Maxima, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2018 Nissan Maxima
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
- Campaign
- 19V807000
- Reported
- November 8, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 391,479
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2016–2017 Maxima, 3 other models
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 19V654000
- Reported
- September 12, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,228,830
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Maxima, 22 other models
2018 Nissan Maxima complaints by year
NHTSA has received 36 owner complaints about the 2018 Nissan Maxima, the newest on April 17, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (3%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2018 Nissan Maxima, the component group named most often is the service brakes (19%), followed by the forward collision avoidance (17%) and the electrical system (14%).
None of the 2018 Nissan Maxima's 2 recalls concerns the service brakes.
Where 2018 Nissan Maxima owners gave the mileage (22 complaints), the median was 34,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Unknown Or Other8
- Service Brakes7
- Forward Collision Avoidance6
- Electrical System5
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)2
- Structure2
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 15 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2018 Nissan Maxima peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 15. 61% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Nissan Maxima drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Nissan Maxima year in the same window: 16th highest of the 20 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 36 complaints about the 2018 Nissan Maxima are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Maxima by model year
Other 2018 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: April 17, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted