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2016 Nissan Maxima

Model year 2016: every recall NHTSA’s file names for it, the complaints owners made to NHTSA, and its crash ratings.

  • NHTSA: don’t drive it or park it outside, for one of its recalls
NHTSA’s recall lookup, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

From NHTSA’s files, copied Oct 19, 2026.

A recall covers the vehicles it names, by build date where NHTSA gives one. Your VIN says which are open on yours.

Is your vehicle in one of these recalls?

No public file says which recalls are still open on one vehicle. NHTSA’s lookup does, from its VIN.

17 letters and numbers, at the bottom of the windshield on the driver’s side. VINs never use I, O or Q.

Source:

The VIN goes to NHTSA, never to Hearth Record.

What recalls name it?

8 recalls for the 2016 Nissan Maxima in NHTSA’s file, newest first. Each covers the vehicles it names; your VIN says if yours is one.

NHTSA advises some owners not to drive it, or to park it outside: see below.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Nov 8, 2019. Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip

NHTSA’s advice: Park outside

NHTSA counts 391,479 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Feb 10, 2015 to May 22, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-807

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Sep 7, 2018. Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip

NHTSA’s advice: Park outside

NHTSA counts 215,124 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Feb 10, 2015 to Jan 5, 2017.

  • NHTSA campaign 18V-601

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Dec 19, 2016. Air bags: sensor: occupant classification

NHTSA counts 757 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jun 4, 2015 to Aug 19, 2015.

  • NHTSA campaign 16V-911

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Sep 2, 2016. Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip

NHTSA counts 120,329 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Feb 10, 2015 to Aug 19, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 16V-636

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Apr 26, 2016. Air bags: sensor: occupant classification

NHTSA counts 3,296,947 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Feb 10, 2015 to Apr 7, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 16V-244

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Apr 7, 2016. Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip

NHTSA counts 12,616 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Nov 25, 2015 to Feb 12, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 16V-193

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Nov 5, 2015. Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper

NHTSA counts 119 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Oct 6, 2015 to Oct 7, 2015.

  • NHTSA campaign 15V-733

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Aug 4, 2015. Fuel system, gasoline

NHTSA counts 46,846 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Feb 10, 2015 to Aug 18, 2015.

  • NHTSA campaign 15V-486

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

What have owners told NHTSA?

142 complaints to NHTSA, received from Oct 2, 2015 to Jun 26, 2026.

  • 10 complaints told of a crash, and 4 complaints of a fire.
  • Together they report 12 people injured and no deaths.
  • Complaints are owners’ own reports, not findings: NHTSA reads them to decide what to look into. Only their counts are kept here; no complaint’s words or owner are read.
Source:

NHTSA, Owner complaints flat files. Released Oct 18, 2026. Updated daily.

How did it do in crash tests?

NHTSA rated 2 versions of the 2016 Nissan Maxima: 5 stars overall, every version.

NHTSA’s 5-Star Safety Ratings, in whole stars. NHTSA’s safety concerns are shown beneath the stars they qualify, as NHTSA asks.

Source:

NHTSA, 5-Star Safety Ratings. Released Aug 7, 2026. Updated monthly.

NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings for the 2016 Nissan Maxima, by the version NHTSA rated
VersionOverallFrontal crashSide crashRollover
Maxima, 4 DR, FWD 5 stars 5 starsDriver 5, passenger 4 5 starsSide pole 4 5 starsA 9.5% chance of rolling over; no tip
NHTSA’s safety concern for this version
  • After the frontal impact barrier test, 20 oz. of fluid leaked from the fuel system during the static rollover test. A fuel leak can be a fire hazard. Details on the 49 CFR Part 573 filing from Nissan on this vehicle can be found at http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResultsByUrlCode.action?referenceSearch.requestId=54811&referenceSearch.urlCode=2E03K4847AGNFR3
Maxima, 4 DR, FWD, release 2 5 stars 5 starsDriver 5, passenger 4 5 starsSide pole 4 5 starsA 9.5% chance of rolling over; no tip

NHTSA’s notes on these ratings

  • Ratings only applied to Model Year 2016 vehicles manufactured from February 10, 2015 to August 18, 2015
  • Ratings only applied to Model Year 2016 vehicles manufactured on or after August 18, 2015

Safety technology, as NHTSA lists it

  • Forward collision warning: optional.
  • Lane departure warning: no.
  • Crash imminent braking: no.
  • Dynamic brake support: no.

What the record doesn’t say

  • Which recalls are still open on one vehicle: only NHTSA’s lookup, with its VIN, says that.
  • Ratings are for the versions NHTSA tested. Other cabs, engines and drives can rate differently.
  • How serious each complaint was, or whether it was confirmed: complaints aren’t findings.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).

    Released Oct 19, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Owner complaints flat files.

    Released Oct 18, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 5-Star Safety Ratings.

    Released Aug 7, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

Source:

Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 19, 2026.

How to read a record

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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