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Nissan Frontier

Every Nissan Frontier model year on file, 2015 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years42739 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years122015 to 2026
Recall campaigns16Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins805Summed across model years
By model year

The 2022 model year drew the most complaints, 112, 26% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0306090120201520162017201820192020202120221122023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Nissan Frontier complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
94
Powertrain
88
Brakes
59
Driver assistance
52
Engine and cooling
44
Airbags
40
Speed control
32
Fuel system
31
Structure
23
Seats
18
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Nissan Frontier model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Nissan Frontier by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026Pickup100.0125102
2025Pickup80.042304
2024Pickup224.5503022
2023Pickup6610.61221082
2022Pickup11211.611860115
2021Pickup195.3222060
2020Pickup2313.0262066
2019Pickup283.6271062
2018Pickup250.0352073
2017Pickup3815.8531085
2016Pickup439.37310119
2015Pickup339.18100115
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Nissan Frontier

  • 26V-023 Jan 20, 2026
    Door strikers may have been improperly welded and break, allowing the door to open while moving
    Latches and locks · 26k vehicles
  • 25V-508 Aug 7, 2025
    Due to a software logic error, the daytime running lights may dim unexpectedly when the idle start-stop feature cycles the engine from off to on
    Engine and cooling · 14k vehicles
  • 25V-324 Jun 4, 2025
    Center information display unit may display a blank screen when shifted into reverse
    Back-over prevention · 80k vehicles
  • 24V-582 Aug 6, 2024
    Right-side headlight assemblies may have missing or illegible headlight aim markings, which can result in improperly aimed headlights
    Lighting · 1,119 vehicles
  • 24V-479 Jun 26, 2024
    Front right-side lower link may have been manufactured with an oversized ball joint, which can result in corrosion and ball joint separation from…
    Steering · 5,929 vehicles
  • 24V-154 Feb 27, 2024
    Due to a manufacturing issue, the driver's air bag inflator may absorb moisture, and cause the air bag to deploy improperly
    Airbags · 351 vehicles
  • 23V-273 Apr 17, 2023
    Tires may have a tear in the inner bead which can cause a rapid loss of tire pressure
    Tires · 4,249 vehicles
  • 22V-772 Oct 13, 2022
    In-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system may continuously reboot when the vehicle is restarted, which can result in an inoperative rearview display
    Back-over prevention · 27k vehicles
  • 22V-671 Sep 7, 2022
    Transmission parking pawl may not engage when the vehicle is shifted into park, which can result in a vehicle rollaway
    Powertrain · 197k vehicles
  • 22V-527 Jul 21, 2022
    When the Sirius XM subscription is set to "Not Subscribed," it may cause the infotainment head unit to reboot, resulting in an inoperative…
    Back-over prevention · 10k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.