NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Nissan Xterra Recalls
The 2010 Nissan Xterra has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 10, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Nissan Xterra. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 38
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 Nissan Xterra, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2010 Nissan Xterra
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 23V067000
- Reported
- February 10, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 404,690
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2009, 2011 Xterra, 5 other models
Equipment: electrical: navigational system(global positioning system)
- Campaign
- 10V401000
- Reported
- September 10, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,948
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2009 Xterra, 5 other models
Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm
- Campaign
- 10V208000
- Reported
- May 14, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 41,649
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Steering: gear box: shaft sector
- Campaign
- 10V115000
- Reported
- March 24, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,038
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm
- Campaign
- 10E019000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2009 Xterra, 4 other models
Equipment
- Campaign
- 10E043000
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2009 Xterra, 10 other models
2010 Nissan Xterra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 38 owner complaints about the 2010 Nissan Xterra, the newest on November 14, 2024. Of these, 4 describe a crash (11%); owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2010 Nissan Xterra, the component group named most often is the air bags (29%), followed by the power train (29%) and the electrical system (21%).
1 of the 2010 Nissan Xterra's 6 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2010 Nissan Xterra owners gave the mileage (26 complaints), the median was 80,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags11
- Power Train11
- Electrical System8
- Engine4
- Service Brakes4
- Fuel/Propulsion System3
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2010 Nissan Xterra peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 4. 18% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 38 complaints about the 2010 Nissan Xterra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Xterra by model year
Other 2010 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: November 14, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted