1985 Nissan Stanza Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1985 Nissan Stanza. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the exterior lighting. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Wife taken daughter to school, smelled strong odor of gas, daughter out of vehicle, wife still in vehicle when it burst into flames. Wife out of vehicle safely. Fire dept arrived & put flames out. Vehicle towed home. *ak”
“Fuel injectors broke, leaking fuel onto the exhaust manifold. *sd”
“Front passenger's seat belt buckle broke off in several pieces, preventing buckle from fastening.”
“Rear passenger's seat belt retractor failed, preventing belt from pulling out and buckling. *skd”
“Fracture in firewall, caused clutch cable to fail. *skd”
“Fungus growing on the reflecter headlight unit causing dimming. Can not dive at night. Please describbe further. Tt”
“Consumer complains that seat belt loops around seat latch, causing the seat to unexpectedly collapse.”
Defect investigations
FIREWALL SEAM SPLIT
FIREWALL SEAM SPLIT
STEERING MALFUNCTION
There is no summary currently available
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1985 Nissan Stanza as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.