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What 5 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Nissan Nv

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (5)Crash / fire / injury (1)Steering (2)Brakes (1)Electrical system (1)Engine (1)

1 of 5 complaints match · Electrical system · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

May 16, 2023Electrical systemFire

Passenger seat heater heating element burned through foam cushions of bottom of seat. Contacting bottom steel seat support. Cabin filled with smoke and forced me to pull vehicle over on side of road. Smoke stopped after vehicle was turned off and seat was inspected. Visible burn on bottom of cushion. Wiring harness to seat unplugged to drive vehicle home.

NHTSA ODI 11522320

Working with the data? Download all 5 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 24, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2017 Nissan Nv verdict →