NHTSA Data Explorer

Nissan Frontier

Data refreshed August 8, 2026

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Complaints

3,357

Active records

Recalls

49

Active records

TSBs

484

Active records

Filing history

Monthly totals over the last 20 years. Click a legend item to show or hide that series.

Reported severity

Based on consumer complaints filed since 2000. Recalls and TSBs do not include severity data.

Deaths

7

Injuries

131

Crashes

159

Fires

45

Top reported issues — Nissan Frontier

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Condition issue

1,165

Reporting mechanism

1,154

Fluid issue

876

Operating state

764

Transmission/drivetrain behavior

433

Safety restraint issue

358

Engine behavior

269

Performance issue

260

Vibration/harshness

259

Noise

211

Driver assistance issue

163

Braking behavior

157

Safety restraint behavior

135

Thermal issue

93

Recent change

90

Starting behavior

87

Electrical issue

79

Steering behavior

79

Access/entry issue

54

Ride/handling behavior

51

Smell

42

HVAC behavior

40

Powering on/off behavior

31

Lighting behavior

28

Infotainment behavior

27

Communication/network issue

3

Wiper/washer behavior

3

Recent filings

The 10 most recent filings for each type.

2024 NISSAN FRONTIER

Filed Jul 29, 2026


This is a nine speed transmission which basically shifts up each gear every 5 to 6 MPH until you hit 9th gear about 52 MPH. The transmission will not shift to next gear fast enough causing the vehicle to be very slow. The transmission has to go through 5 gears to get to 30 MPH. Each gear shifts at 1650 to over 2000 RPM before it will shift to next gear. If the air conditioning is running the least amount of RPM's is over 2000 or higher to shift up to next gear. At 2000 RPM's the engine has very…

2016 NISSAN FRONTIER

Filed Jul 28, 2026


OUR 2016 NISSAN FRONTER HAS A SLOW AIR LEAK ON THE TIRES AFTER HAVEING THEM CHECKED BY A TIRE DEALER IT WAS FOUND THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR (TPS) WAS LEAKING AT THE CORE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE CORE OR THE NUT THAT HOLDS THE TPS ON THE WHEEL. GALVONIC REACTION HAD WELDED ALL IN PLACE . DEALER CUT THE VALVE OFF AND REPLACED WITH A NEW TPS (NON METAL) AS IS THERE PRATICE AS THEY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH METAL ONES IN THE PAST . I THINK THIS COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH OTHER TPSs AND COULD HAVE…

2026 NISSAN FRONTIER

Filed Jul 25, 2026


I went into the Nissan dealer with my Nissan Pro4x with 900 miles on with a lowspeed thunking sound coming from the rear end. On the highway the truck vibrates really bad at about 60-65 mph. The dealer (NUCAR Nissan of Allentown, Pa (484)223-0564, service writer Simone) inspected the vehicle and road force balanced the rear tires. Both rear tires were found to be bad.....900 miles on the vehicle! The dealer (Simone) claims they do not warranty tires, Call Hankook, they told me. I called…

2023 NISSAN FRONTIER

Filed Jul 23, 2026


The power door lock system intermittently malfunctions. During the initial failure, the passenger rear door lock seized in the unlocked position and could not be manually operated. The vehicle was taken to an authorized Nissan dealership, where all three passenger door lock actuators were replaced. Following the repair, the seized lock condition was resolved; however, the underlying malfunction continues. The passenger front and passenger rear doors will unlock electronically but will not lock…

2024 NISSAN FRONTIER

Filed Jul 21, 2026


Transmission hunts between gears at 25-30mph. Downshifts are delayed or hesitates during hard acceleration. Delayed shifting during slow turns.

2023 NISSAN FRONTIER

Filed Jul 11, 2026


Rear backup camera turned purple in color and not accurate when backing up to a trailer.

2020 NISSAN FRONTIER

Filed Jul 10, 2026


Crank bolt snapped causing me to loose power steering, a part failed that shouldn't have .I have the bolt looks like in was cracked when they put it together, it was only on by about three threads, my mechanic and the one from nissan said they'd never seen one come apart before,lucky I wasn't on the highway or in traffic

2022 NISSAN FRONTIER

Filed Jul 5, 2026


After some driving my Forward Driving Aids light comes on showing the Front Sensor is blocked which it isn't and my Radio sounds like static which will stop if I turn the radio off then back on again but does it multiple times while driving also gets very staticy when a phone is plugged in to charge.

2026 NISSAN FRONTIER

Filed Jul 1, 2026


Drive shaft/ Drive line noise concern with being disabled. Dealer confirmed noise states repair under review

2020 NISSAN FRONTIER

Filed Jun 30, 2026


Nissan Frontier won’t engage into park parking prowl issue I’ve looked it up on google but my vin doesn't say there is a recall for my truck. Can we get a full recall for the 2020’s ?

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Updated August 8, 2026. Refreshed nightly.