2026 NISSAN FRONTIER
1 recalls, 8 complaints
26V023000 Jan 20, 2026
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Defect Description
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2025 Altima, Sentra, 2025-2026 Frontier, and 2026 Kicks vehicles. The door strikers may have been improperly welded and break, allowing the door to open while moving. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Moto... Read more
Consequence
A door that opens unexpectedly while the vehicle is in motion increases the risk of injury or a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the door strikers, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 17, 2026. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 800-647-7261. Nissan's numbers for this recall are PD185 and PMA61. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be sea... Read more
Complaint Statistics
8 total complaints
1 injuries
Top Reported Components
| Component | Complaints |
|---|---|
| WHEELS | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 1 |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | 1 |
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
Sep 3, 2026
Incident date: Aug 31, 2026
The contact owns a 2026 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds on several occasions with the cruise control engaged, the cruise control disengaged independently, and the vehicle decelerated quickly. The contact stated that the failure mostly occurred while driving u... Read more
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jul 25, 2026
Incident date: May 30, 2026
The TCU/TCM has been going in and out of control. Sometimes it will work then others it will shut off. Speedometer won’t work, power steering won’t work, cruise control won’t work, etc. and when you do the transmission reset for it, it won’t work at all.
POWER TRAIN
Jul 1, 2026
Incident date: Jun 29, 2026
On 07/01/2026, at approximately 8:00 AM, during steady acceleration, flashing of MIL with loss of power presented northbound after merging from 235 west bound to I-135 north bound near Park City, KS. Particularly dangerous resulting in near rear end collision. Upon taking nearest exit ramp, attached... Read more
SEAT BELTS
Jun 25, 2026
Incident date: Jun 6, 2026
On 4/30/26 my 10 year old son was sitting in the middle row behind the driver buckled in his seatbelt. The middle row, middle seatbelt (that comes down from ceiling) got wrapped around his neck and kept tightening. He yelled for help. I was driving and saw in my rearview mirror that my son was being... Read more
1 injured
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Jun 9, 2026
Incident date: Jun 6, 2026
Defective side‑marker LED inside sealed headlight assembly Component: Exterior Lighting / Headlights Make/Model/Year: 2017 Audi Q7 prestige Issue: Defective side‑marker LED inside sealed headlight assembly Complaint: The side‑marker LED inside the headlight assembly on my 2017 Audi Q7 has f... Read more
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER
Jan 5, 2026
Incident date: Dec 12, 2025
Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact discovered a mileage discrepancy after the purchase. The vehicle was a dealer sale. At the time of purchase, the mileage was 85,000. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for a trade-in, and it was later discovered that the mileage on ... Read more
WHEELS
Dec 18, 2025
Incident date: Dec 13, 2025
My bearings in my rear assembly has failed before 100K miles. In addition, I had to replace the eTorque generator before 100K miles.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Dec 18, 2025
Incident date: Dec 13, 2025
The infotainment system where the back up camera is held and all other safety features started re booting and eventually went black December 17th 2025. I brought into Volkswagen Riverhead NY dealer where they said there was an update that needed to be done and all was fixed. I am 1000 miles under wa... Read more
NHTSA Safety Investigations, NISSAN FRONTIER
Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.
DP26003
Opened: Mar 30, 2026
Fuel smell and loss of motive power
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a Petition dated February 5, 2026, requesting an investigation into model year (MY) 2006 Nissan Frontier vehicles. The Petitioner alleges that the vehicle poses an imminent fire hazard due to “[a] powerful and persistent odor of raw gasoline” th... Read more
DP12004
Opened: Jun 11, 2012 , Closed: Oct 22, 2016
Transmission Failures
On February 29, 2012 the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) received a letter petitioning the agency to conduct a defect investigation into MY 2005-2010 Nissan Pathfinder, Frontier, and Xterra vehicles [the subject vehicles] for automatic transmission failures related to failed t... Read more
PE02052
Opened: Jun 20, 2002 , Closed: Dec 3, 2002
FUEL SPILL DURING REFUELING
NISSAN FRONTIER - All Years Overview
Complete safety history for the NISSAN FRONTIER across all model years (1998, 2026).
104
Total Recalls
4,490
Total Complaints
3
Investigations
199
Reported Crashes
65
Reported Fires
7
Reported Deaths
NISSAN FRONTIER - Year by Year
Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (current) | 1 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 9 | View |
| 2024 | 3 | 33 | View |
| 2023 | 1 | 116 | View |
| 2022 | 6 | 194 | View |
| 2021 | 2 | 25 | View |
| 2020 | 2 | 34 | View |
| 2019 | 1 | 40 | View |
| 2018 | 2 | 29 | View |
| 2017 | 1 | 45 | View |
| 2016 | 1 | 56 | View |
| 2015 | 0 | 48 | View |
| 2014 | 2 | 50 | View |
| 2013 | 1 | 65 | View |
| 2012 | 3 | 98 | View |
| 2011 | 1 | 84 | View |
| 2010 | 6 | 76 | View |
| 2009 | 5 | 44 | View |
| 2008 | 6 | 187 | View |
| 2007 | 2 | 699 | View |
| 2006 | 7 | 836 | View |
| 2005 | 6 | 750 | View |
| 2004 | 4 | 89 | View |
| 2003 | 7 | 92 | View |
| 2002 | 8 | 152 | View |
| 2001 | 7 | 155 | View |
| 2000 | 6 | 224 | View |
| 1999 | 5 | 106 | View |
| 1998 | 5 | 146 | View |