NHTSA recall 87V098000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

Campaign
Published by	NHTSA (United States)
Campaign number	87V098000
Manufacturer	NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Reported	1987-07-06
Owners notified	1987-07-06
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
Units potentially affected	183519

What is wrong

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION MAY OCCUR, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN SHIFTING FROM THE PARK POSITION.

What can happen

THIS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

The remedy

INSTALL A SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM WHICH PREVENTS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER FROM BEING MOVED FROM THE PARK POSITION UNLESS THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.

Notes

SYSTEM: ACCELERATOR/TRANSMISSION.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.

Vehicles this campaign lists
1979 NISSAN 280Z	Built 1978-07-01 to 1987-05-01.
1980 NISSAN 280Z	Built 1978-07-01 to 1987-05-01.
1981 NISSAN 280Z	Built 1978-07-01 to 1987-05-01.
1982 NISSAN 280Z	Built 1978-07-01 to 1987-05-01.
1983 NISSAN 280Z	Built 1978-07-01 to 1987-05-01.
1984 NISSAN 300ZX	Built 1978-07-01 to 1987-05-01.
1985 NISSAN 300ZX	Built 1978-07-01 to 1987-05-01.
1986 NISSAN 300ZX	Built 1978-07-01 to 1987-05-01.
1987 NISSAN 300ZX	Built 1978-07-01 to 1987-05-01.

A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.

Investigated as EA85029

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

NHTSA investigations that led to this recall
EA85029	Engineering analysis, opened 1985-05-09, closed 1989-07-11. SUDDEN ACCELERATION. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
NTB97011	1997-07-17. Service bulletin. TRANSMISSIONS DETENT HOLES ELIMINATED FROM ADAPTER PLATE. *JD

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.