NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Nissan Frontier Recalls
The 2001 Nissan Frontier has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 24, 2004.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Nissan Frontier. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 134
- Crashes reported
- 11
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
8 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Nissan Frontier, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2001 Nissan Frontier
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 04V230000
- Reported
- May 24, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 586,196
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 Frontier, 1 other model
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 02V299000
- Reported
- November 12, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 143,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003 Frontier, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap
- Campaign
- 02V300000
- Reported
- November 12, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 44,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2004 Frontier, 17 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2004 Frontier, 19 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 Frontier, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002 Frontier, 46 other models
2001 Nissan Frontier complaints by year
NHTSA has received 134 owner complaints about the 2001 Nissan Frontier, the newest on May 5, 2024. Of these, 11 describe a crash (8%) and 8 a fire; owners reported 11 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2001 Nissan Frontier, the component group named most often is the fuel system, gasoline (19%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (16%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (11%).
2 of the 2001 Nissan Frontier's 7 recalls also concern the fuel system, gasoline.
Where 2001 Nissan Frontier owners gave the mileage (77 complaints), the median was 74,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel System, Gasoline25
- Engine And Engine Cooling22
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic15
- Electrical System11
- Air Bags10
- Power Train8
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 12 | |
| 2002 | 23 | |
| 2003 | 19 | |
| 2004 | 14 | |
| 2005 | 13 | |
| 2006 | 8 | |
| 2007 | 8 | |
| 2008 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 10 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 Nissan Frontier peaked in 2002, when NHTSA received 23. 51% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2001 vehicles, the 2001 Nissan Frontier drew 2.5× the complaints of the median Nissan Frontier year in the same window: 5th highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2001 one of the Nissan Frontier years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 134 complaints about the 2001 Nissan Frontier are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Frontier by model year
Other 2001 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: May 5, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted