1982 Nissan Datsun Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1982 Nissan Datsun. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
1
1fires
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
1
Total complaints2

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Vehicle parked, got in and started vehicle, drove about 2 miles, saw smoke, stopped and turned vehicle off, called fire dept., fire engulfed front of vehicle*ak”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING · reported 1996-07-17

“Fuel injection system: fuel is leaking from two fuel injector onto the engine compartment, campaign #95i006000. *ak”

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM · reported 1996-07-01
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1982 Nissan Datsun as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.