Nissan Maxima
Registered from 1996 to 2023.
About this model
The Nissan Maxima is a five-passenger, front-engine, full-size car that was manufactured and marketed by Nissan as Nissan's flagship sedan primarily in North America, the Middle East, South Korea, and China — across eight generations. The Maxima debuted for model year 1982 as the Datsun Maxima, replacing the Datsun 810.
From the Wikipedia article Nissan Maxima, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crash test
| Overall | ★★★★★ |
| Frontal crash | ★★★★★ |
| Side crash | ★★★★★ |
| Rollover | ★★★★★ |
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | Standard |
| Lane departure warning | Standard |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 300 hp · 1627 kg · 2780 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 11.8 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2022 | 300 hp · 1627 kg · 2780 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 11.8 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2021 | 300 hp · 1627 kg · 2780 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 11.8 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2020 | 300 hp · 1627 kg · 2780 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 11.8 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2019 | 300 hp · 1627 kg · 2780 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 11.8 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2018 | 300 hp · 1627 kg · 2780 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2017 | 300 hp · 1627 kg · 2780 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2016 | 300 hp · 1617 kg · 2780 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 10.7 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2014 | 290 hp · 1621 kg · 2780 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2013 | 290 hp · 1621 kg · 2780 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2012 | 290 hp · 1630 kg · 2780 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2011 | 290 hp · 1630 kg · 2780 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
74% of 2020 cars have more recall campaigns than this one, and an ordinary one has 3. More of them means more to check the service record for, not a worse car.
15V486000
If fuel leaks from between the fuel sending unit and the tank, it may increase the risk of a fire in the event of a crash.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will install a retainer ring between the fuel tank and the fuel sending unit. The recall began on September 28, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
15V733000
If the bolts were not properly tightened, the caliper may detach and reduce braking ability, increasing the risk of a crash.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will check the brake caliper mounting bolts, tightening them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on December 14, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
16V193000
Insufficient brake fluid pressure may lengthen the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the ABS actuator, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on May 16, 2016. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
16V244000
If the passenger frontal air bag does not deploy as intended in the event of a crash, the passenger is at an increased risk of injury.
Nissan will notify their owners. Chevrolet City Express owners will be notified by General Motors. Dealers will reprogram the Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) and OCS Electronic Control Unit (ECU) in Altima, Maxima, Murano, Rogue, and Sentra vehicles, and replace the OCS ECU in LEAF, NV200, NV200 Taxi, Pathfinder, Infiniti Q50, JX35, and QX60 and Chevrolet City Express vehicles, free of charge. Interim notices were sent to owners on May 31, 2016. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669, Infiniti customer service at 1-888-833-3216 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020.
16V636000
A brake fluid leak onto the circuit board may result in an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the ABS Actuator, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on December 12, 2016. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261. Note: When brake fluid has leaked onto the circuit board, the ABS warning lamp will remain illuminated for more than 10 seconds after engine start up. If this occurs, owners are advised to park the vehicle outdoors away from other vehicles or structures and to not drive the vehicle.
16V911000
If the front passenger seat occupant is misclassified, the air bag may deploy incorrectly in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ECU and update the OCS software free of charge. The recall began February 13, 2017. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
18V601000
A brake fluid leak on the circuit board may result in an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the serial number on the ABS actuator, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 29, 2018. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Note: When brake fluid has leaked onto the circuit board, the ABS warning lamp will remain illuminated for more than 10 seconds after engine start up. If this occurs, owners are advised to park the vehicle outdoors away from other vehicles or structures and to not drive the vehicle.
19V654000
The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.
Nissan will notify owners in phases, having dealers update the back-up camera settings software, free of charge. The recall began November 11, 2019 and all affected VINs should be activated. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or INFINITI customer service at 1-800-662-6200.
2 more campaigns have been filed against this model. A dealer can check by VIN which apply to one car.
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
Engineering analysis, opened September 2021, still open.
Rear Suspension Control Arm Failure
Engineering analysis, opened July 2019, closed June 2025.
Transmission hose leak
Preliminary evaluation, opened July 2008, closed October 2008.
Glass roof shattering
Preliminary evaluation, opened April 2004, closed July 2004.
Alternator fires
Preliminary evaluation, opened March 2002, closed July 2002.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Nissan filed 52 bulletins about the 2023 Maxima.
- Electrical system: 17
- Equipment: 10
- Power train: 5
- Forward collision avoidance: 4
- Visibility: 3
- Visibility/wiper: 3
- Air bags: 2
- Steering: 2
- Structure: 2
- Communication: 1
- Other: 3
- CERTIFICATION LABEL AND VIN PLATE REPLACEMENT SERVICE INFORMATION Because of collision damage or other vehicle repair, a replacement “Certification Label” or “VIN Plate/Label” may be needed. HINT:… · April 2026
- CERTIFICATION LABEL AND VIN PLATE REPLACEMENT SERVICE INFORMATION Because of collision damage or other vehicle repair, a replacement “Certification Label” or “VIN Plate/Label” may be needed. HINT:… · April 2026
- AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING WARNING LIGHT BLINKING APPLIED SYSTEMS: Vehicles equipped with a lane camera (see Figure 1) SERVICE INFORMATION If the Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) warning light or… · February 2025
- INTELLIGENT CRUISE CONTROL INOPERATIVE AND AEB/FEB WARNING LIGHT ON OR RADAR OBSTRUCTION MESSAGE DISPLAYED WITH DTC C1A16 OR C2582 IF YOU CONFIRM IMPORTANT: The purpose of ACTION (on the next page)… · February 2025
- DTC B00A0-00 STORED This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin. IF YOU CONFIRM DTC B00A0-00 (OCCUPANT DETECTION SENSOR… · October 2024
- DTC B2E1B-06 (AUTOMATIC ECALL) STORED AS CURRENT IN THE IVC APPLIED VEHICLES: 2021-2022 Armada (Y62) 2022-2023 Frontier (D41) 2023 Kicks (P15) 2021-2023 Maxima (A36) 2022-2023 Pathfinder (R53) 2021,… · September 2024
- DTC B2E01-96 (INTERNAL BATTERY) STORED AS CURRENT IN IVC This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin. SERVICE INFORMATION… · September 2024
- DTC C1A17-49 OR C2580-49 STORED IN LASER/RADAR This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin. · July 2024
44 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.