NHTSA Safety Recalls
Nissan Quest Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 12 recall campaigns for the Nissan Quest, across 10 model years from 2000 to 2012. The 2004 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2012 (1).
Nissan Quest years to avoid by our method: 2004 (8.2× the median year).
- Model years
- 10
- Recall campaigns
- 12
- Most recalls
- 2004
- Owner complaints
- 1,285
2000–2012, with a recall
4 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 1,285 complaints with NHTSA about the Nissan Quest across 16 model years; the most, 445, concern the 2004.
Owners marked a crash on 47 of the Nissan Quest complaints (4%) and a fire on 31.
Across all Nissan Quest model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 204 complaints), then the power train (185).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Nissan Quest in 2004: 139, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Nissan Quest is seats: mid/rear assembly, in 5 model-year listings.
The newest Nissan Quest recall, 23V067000, was reported on February 10, 2023 and concerns the air bags: frontal.
NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2002 Nissan Quest, model year owners have filed complaints about.
Nissan Quest years to avoid
The 2004 Nissan Quest stands out most: 264 complaints between 2003 and 2007, 17% of them naming the electrical system.
The 2004 also carries 4 recalls, against a median of 1 for the ranked Nissan Quest years.
The best-measured Nissan Quest years are 2002 (0.5×), 2001 (0.6×) and 2007 (0.7×).
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 6 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2016 | 0 | 13 | 7 | not ranked |
| 2015 | 0 | 12 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2014 | 0 | 18 | 7 | not ranked |
| 2013 | 0 | 18 | 5 | not ranked |
| 2012 | 1 | 93 | 30 | 1.0× |
| 2011 | 1 | 66 | 35 | 1.3× |
| 2009 | 2 | 22 | 5 | not ranked |
| 2008 | 3 | 50 | 9 | not ranked |
| 2007 | 1 | 228 | 26 | 0.7× |
| 2006 | 1 | 74 | 30 | 1.1× |
| 2005 | 2 | 82 | 36 | 1.3× |
| 2004avoid | 4 | 445 | 264 | 8.2× |
| 2002 | 0 | 29 | 20 | 0.5× |
| 2001 | 1 | 42 | 23 | 0.6× |
| 2000 | 2 | 87 | 46 | 1.0× |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Nissan Quest years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Nissan Quest
- SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY5
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES2
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE2
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL2
- SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY1
- SEATS1
- STEERING:RACK AND PINION1
- SUSPENSION:FRONT1
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE1
- LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH1
Nissan Quest model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Nissan Quest recall campaign (12)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23V067000February 10, 2023 | air bags: frontal | 2008–2009 | injury | 404,690 |
| 12V076000February 29, 2012 | electrical system: software | 2011–2012 | crash | 23,531 |
| 10V072000March 2, 2010 | service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages | 2008–2009 | crash | 179,383 |
| 08V187000April 24, 2008 | seats | 2008 | crash and injury | 1,126 |
| 07V248000June 7, 2007 | suspension: front | 2007 | crash | 1,438 |
| 05V480000October 17, 2005 | seats: mid/rear assembly | 2004–2005 | crash and injury | 33,042 |
| 05V474000October 13, 2005 | seats: mid/rear assembly | 2004–2006 | injury | 109,437 |
| 04V186000April 16, 2004 | latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch | 2004 | injury | 26,000 |
| 04V103000March 1, 2004 | air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive | 2004 | crash | 13,757 |
| 00V338002October 27, 2000 | seat belts: front: buckle assembly | 2001 | crash and injury | 130 |
| 00V292002October 2, 2000 | steering: rack and pinion | 2000 | — | 70,000 |
| 00V228005September 7, 2000 | seat belts | 2000 | crash | 10,657 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Nissan Quest. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: June 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted