NHTSA Safety Recalls
2022 Nissan Frontier Recalls
The 2022 Nissan Frontier has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 13, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2022 Nissan Frontier. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 112
- Crashes reported
- 11
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2022 Nissan Frontier, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2022 Nissan Frontier
Back over prevention: display function
- Campaign
- 22V772000
- Reported
- October 13, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27,388
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 22V671000
- Reported
- September 7, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 197,230
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 22V527000
- Reported
- July 21, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 10,477
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 22V457000
- Reported
- June 24, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 180,176
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Seat belts: critical fasteners
- Campaign
- 21V958000
- Reported
- December 9, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 425
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 209, seat belt assemblies
- Same campaign
- only the 2022 Nissan Frontier
Trailer hitches
- Campaign
- 21V917000
- Reported
- November 22, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 22
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, fire and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 301, fuel system integrity
- Same campaign
- only the 2022 Nissan Frontier
2022 Nissan Frontier complaints by year
NHTSA has received 112 owner complaints about the 2022 Nissan Frontier, the newest on September 29, 2026. Of these, 11 describe a crash (10%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2022 Nissan Frontier, the component group named most often is the forward collision avoidance (29%), followed by the electrical system (28%) and the power train (21%).
2 of the 2022 Nissan Frontier's 6 recalls also concern the power train.
Where 2022 Nissan Frontier owners gave the mileage (17 complaints), the median was 2,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Forward Collision Avoidance33
- Electrical System31
- Power Train24
- Unknown Or Other20
- Service Brakes18
- Vehicle Speed Control13
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 42 | |
| 2023 | 28 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 14 | |
| 2026 | 10 |
Complaints about the 2022 Nissan Frontier peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 42. 91% arrived between 2021 and 2025, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2022 vehicles, the 2022 Nissan Frontier drew 3.7× the complaints of the median Nissan Frontier year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2022 one of the Nissan Frontier years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 112 complaints about the 2022 Nissan Frontier are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Frontier by model year
Other 2022 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: September 29, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted