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US NHTSA records for Nissan Frontier. Check the affected model years, then verify your exact vehicle with NHTSA.
We do not collect your VIN. A model-year match does not establish whether your individual vehicle is affected or has been repaired. Snapshot through 2026-10-11.
Official recall campaigns
Affected model years: 2025
A rearview image that does not display can reduce the driver's view of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Official action: Dealers will update the software on the vehicle’s center information display, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 10, 2025. The manufacturer numbers for this recall are PD152 and PMA48.
Affected model years: 2025
Daytime running lights that dim unexpectedly may cause confusion to other vehicles or pedestrians, increasing the risk of a crash.
Official action: Dealers will update the engine control module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 17, 2025. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 800-647-7261. Nissan's number for this recall is R25C3.
Affected model years: 2025, 2026
A door that opens unexpectedly while the vehicle is in motion increases the risk of injury or a crash.
Official action: Dealers will replace the door strikers, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 17, 2026. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 800-647-7261. Nissan's numbers for this recall are PD185 and PMA61. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning January 28, 2026.
Consumer reports — allegations
| Model year | Complaints | Crash flags | Fire flags | Injuries / deaths reported | Most common components |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | POWER TRAIN (3); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (2); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (1) |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | POWER TRAIN (2); SERVICE BRAKES (2); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (2) |
| 2024 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 / 0 | POWER TRAIN (5); SERVICE BRAKES (4); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (3) |
| 2023 | 65 | 3 | 3 | 0 / 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (19); SERVICE BRAKES (11); ENGINE (10) |
| 2022 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 3 / 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (16); FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS (6); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (6) |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | AIR BAGS (2); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (2); POWER TRAIN (2) |
| 2020 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 / 0 | POWER TRAIN (5); ENGINE (2); SERVICE BRAKES (2) |
| 2019 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 / 0 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER (3); AIR BAGS (2); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (2) |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (3); STRUCTURE:BODY (2); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (2) |
| 2017 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 / 3 | ENGINE (2); FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM (2); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (2) |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM (2); STRUCTURE:BODY (1); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (1) |
| 2015 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 / 0 | AIR BAGS (3); POWER TRAIN (2); TIRES (1) |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | AIR BAGS (2) |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | AIR BAGS (1); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER (1) |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (2); ENGINE (1); STRUCTURE:BODY (1) |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING (1); POWER TRAIN (1); SERVICE BRAKES (1) |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | AIR BAGS (2); SERVICE BRAKES (1); WHEELS (1) |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM (1) |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | AIR BAGS (2); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (2); ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING (1) |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | AIR BAGS (1) |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (1); ENGINE (1); FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL (1) |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE (2); ENGINE (1); POWER TRAIN (1) |
NHTSA says complaints are consumer reports. RecallRecall excludes narratives, VINs, names, contact details and locations. A crash, fire, injury or death flag is reported information, not an independently verified causal finding.
NHTSA defect investigations
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a Petition dated February 5, 2026, requesting an investigation into model year (MY) 2006 Nissan Frontier vehicles. The Petitioner alleges that the vehicle poses an imminent fire hazard due to “[a] powerful and persistent odor of raw gasoline” that he says “emanates from the vehicle” and “indicat[es] a breach in fuel system integrity.” He further alleges that the vehicles can experience sudden engine stalling “during startup and operation,” which he believes could cause collisions or loss of vehicle control. The Petitioner further alleges these symptoms are identical to conditions addressed in previous NHTSA recalls (10V-517, 07V-435, and 10V-075) and that the issues persist in the 2006 MY Nissan fleet despite these past actions. ODI is opening this Defect Petition to evaluate the Petitioner’s allegations and determine whether to grant or deny the Petition. The Petition can be viewed at NHTSA.gov under NHTSA Number 11718552.