NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Nissan Frontier Recalls
The 2003 Nissan Frontier has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 11, 2010.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 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
- 77
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 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 2003 Nissan Frontier
Steering: column
- Campaign
- 10V554000
- Reported
- November 11, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 500,552
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002, 2004 Frontier, 1 other model
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 Frontier, 1 other model
Wheels: rim
- Campaign
- 02V316000
- Reported
- November 26, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,500
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2003 Nissan Frontier
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 02V299000
- Reported
- November 12, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 143,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002 Frontier, 1 other model
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002, 2004 Frontier, 17 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002, 2004 Frontier, 19 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002 Frontier, 57 other models
2003 Nissan Frontier complaints by year
NHTSA has received 77 owner complaints about the 2003 Nissan Frontier, the newest on March 13, 2024. Of these, 9 describe a crash (12%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2003 Nissan Frontier, the component group named most often is the fuel system, gasoline (17%), followed by the suspension (13%) and the steering (12%).
1 of the 2003 Nissan Frontier's 7 recalls also concerns the fuel system, gasoline.
Where 2003 Nissan Frontier owners gave the mileage (60 complaints), the median was 61,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel System, Gasoline13
- Suspension10
- Steering9
- Structure9
- Power Train7
- Air Bags5
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 8 | |
| 2004 | 6 | |
| 2005 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 8 | |
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 6 | |
| 2009 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 12 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Nissan Frontier peaked in 2011, when NHTSA received 12. 35% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2003 vehicles, the 2003 Nissan Frontier drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Nissan Frontier year in the same window: 9th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 77 complaints about the 2003 Nissan Frontier are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Frontier by model year
Other 2003 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: March 13, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted