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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
The decode above is what this vehicle is. For what it's been through — accidents, title brands, odometer, theft/total-loss and previous owners — pull a full history report.
NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
5N1AN08WX8C••••••2008 Nissan XTERRA
That is about average for the 2008 Nissan XTERRA — 4 complaints per build across 24 builds.
5on this build
103on the model
24builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedPower Train 3Suspension 1Air Bags 1Wheels 1
What owners of this build wrote
Power TraincrashApr 2019
Total transmission and radiator failure. A dealership "fixed" the coolant contamination problem when nissan offered the warrantied coverage for what's known as SMOD. All the dealership did was flush the transmission and radiator. They did not repair or replace any components…
Air BagsDec 2015
Airbag blinking, nissan dealer check but blinking came back. Tire pressure indicator on even after tire pressure is check and corrected
SuspensionAug 2015
The contact owns a 2008 nissan xterra. The contact stated that while at the dealer having a tire rotation performed, the technician noticed that the rear passenger axle bearing shaft and seal were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer…
Power TrainApr 2022
A leak developed in the radiator that allowed engine coolant into the automatic transmission and visa versa. Engine coolant in the automatic transmission can cause sudden failure of the transmission which could cause an accident. This is a known design flaw of Nissan…
Power TrainJan 2017
I'm having transmission problems due to the known design flaw in the 2008 xterra radiators that causes coolant to mix with transmission fluid. Nissan admitted the flaw and yet the NHTSA, who is supposed to help protect us, has concluded that nissan isn't liable for these…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 5N1AN08WX8C515589 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.