NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 Nissan Maxima Recalls
The 2020 Nissan Maxima has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on September 22, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 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
- 22
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2020 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 2020 Nissan Maxima
Visibility: glass, side/rear
- Campaign
- 20V570000
- Reported
- September 22, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 150
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
2020 Nissan Maxima complaints by year
NHTSA has received 22 owner complaints about the 2020 Nissan Maxima, the newest on September 14, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (14%); owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2020 Nissan Maxima, the component group named most often is the forward collision avoidance (18%), followed by the structure (18%) and the power train (14%).
The 2020 Nissan Maxima's only recall does not concern the forward collision avoidance.
Component groups named in complaints
- Forward Collision Avoidance4
- Structure4
- Power Train3
- Air Bags2
- Back Over Prevention2
- Electrical System2
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2020 Nissan Maxima peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 6. 50% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2020 vehicles, the 2020 Nissan Maxima drew 0.3× the complaints of the median Nissan Maxima year in the same window: 19th highest of the 20 ranked years.
That makes 2020 one of the three best-measured Nissan Maxima years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 22 complaints about the 2020 Nissan Maxima are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Maxima by model year
Other 2020 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: September 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted