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Nissan Frontier Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 28 recall campaigns for the Nissan Frontier, across 14 model years from 2000 to 2022. The 2002 has the most (8); the fewest among years with a recall is 2019 (1).

Nissan Frontier years to avoid by our method: 2000 (3.2× the median year), 2001 (2.5× the median year), 2006 (4.2× the median year), 2007 (4.6× the median year) and 2022 (3.7× the median year).

Model years
14

2000–2022, with a recall

Recall campaigns
28
Most recalls
2002

8 recalls

Owner complaints
3,155

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 3,155 complaints with NHTSA about the Nissan Frontier across 27 model years; the most, 617, concern the 2006.

Owners marked a crash on 136 of the Nissan Frontier complaints (4%) and a fire on 46.

Across all Nissan Frontier model years, owners name the power train most often (at least 962 complaints), then the fuel system, gasoline (487).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Nissan Frontier in 2010: 322, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Nissan Frontier is exterior lighting, in 9 model-year listings.

The newest Nissan Frontier recall, 23V067000, was reported on February 10, 2023 and concerns the air bags: frontal.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2015 Nissan Frontier, model year owners have filed complaints about.

Nissan Frontier years to avoid

The 2007 Nissan Frontier stands out most: 109 complaints between 2006 and 2010, 43% of them naming the power train.

The best-measured Nissan Frontier years are 2019 (0.4×), 2020 (0.6×) and 2018 (0.6×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Nissan Frontier, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2026011—not ranked
202509—not ranked
2024022—not ranked
2023066—not ranked
2022avoid6112102
3.7×
202102014
0.7×
202002311
0.6×
201912810
0.4×
201822514
0.6×
201713821
0.9×
201614323
1.0×
201503318
0.8×
201424219
0.8×
201314824
1.0×
201238035
1.7×
201116418
1.0×
201005919
1.0×
200903714
1.1×
2008013622
1.1×
2007avoid0520109
4.6×
2006avoid061781
4.2×
2005053246
2.5×
200446620
0.9×
200377727
1.2×
2002812453
1.9×
2001avoid713469
2.5×
2000avoid6189100
3.2×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Nissan Frontier years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Nissan Frontier

  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING9
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS7
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP4
  • SUSPENSION:REAR3
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS3
  • STEERING:COLUMN3
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION3
  • BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA3
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION2
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1

Nissan Frontier model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Nissan Frontier recall campaign (28)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Nissan Frontier, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
23V067000February 10, 2023air bags: frontal2011injury404,690
22V772000October 13, 2022back over prevention: display function2022crash27,388
22V671000September 7, 2022power train: automatic transmission2022crash197,230
22V527000July 21, 2022back over prevention: sensing system: camera2022crash10,477
22V457000June 24, 2022power train: automatic transmission2022crash180,176
21V958000December 9, 2021seat belts: critical fasteners2022crash and injury425
21V917000November 22, 2021trailer hitches2022crash, fire and injury22
19V654000September 12, 2019back over prevention: sensing system: camera2018–2019crash1,228,830
18V551000August 21, 2018electrical system: ignition2017–2018crash153,047
16V181000March 31, 2016electrical system: wiring: front underhood2016fire1,554
14V418000July 10, 2014seat belts: rear/other2014crash and injury1,319
14V052000February 12, 2014electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers2012–2014fire13,535
12V462000September 20, 2012suspension: front: hub2012crash2,417
11V592000December 19, 2011engine and engine cooling2012crash14,718
10V554000November 11, 2010steering: column2002–2004crash500,552
04V230000May 24, 2004fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2000–2003crash586,196
02V316000November 26, 2002wheels: rim2003crash6,500
02V298000November 12, 2002vehicle speed control2002crash5,000
02V299000November 12, 2002suspension: rear2001–2003crash143,000
02V300000November 12, 2002fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap2001fire44,000
00V288000October 2, 2000power train: automatic transmission2000crash76,652
99V347002December 20, 1999exterior lighting: tail lights2000—67,000
06E023000exterior lighting: headlights2001–2004crash—
06E026000exterior lighting2000crash—
06E064000exterior lighting2001–2004crash—
07E046000equipment2004crash—
09E012000exterior lighting2000–2003crash—
09E025000exterior lighting: headlights2000–2002crash—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Nissan Frontier. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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