https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Nissan Frontier. en-us Sun, 20 Sep 2026 20:36:08 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier#complaint-2174922 Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT I was attempting to drive my Frontier on Christmas day 2025 when several lights appeared on the dash. I also noticed my speedometer no longer functioned. I returned home immediately. Two days later, I took it in to a local repair shop and they told me the malfunction code was for ABS and I had to take it to the dealership. Within a week, I took it to the dealership and they confirmed the malfuncti https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier#complaint-2174945 Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2023 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was pushed into a nearby lot with the assistance of bystanders. The vehicle could not be restarted. The vehicle was towed to a dealer; however, the failure could not able to be replicated. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred within the week. The vehicl https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier#complaint-2171947 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT On 1/27/26, at or about 1:00 AM driving NB on Hwy 99,south of Bakersfield, Ca.i encountered dense fog with visibility down to zero. While driving cautiously my steering wheel became locked up and I had no control of steering and the vehicle kept slowly going forward. I finally managed to stop vehicle as traffic had come to a stop. The driver in vehicle in front of me yelled out what’s wrong with y https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier#complaint-2168781 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT I purchased this truck new. On many occasions while trying to accelerate from a stopped position there is a few second delay before the car will move. This in my opinion is a serious condition because when you think you can move into traffic the car won't move. This could cause a serious accident. I brought this to the attention of the nissan service center several times only to be told that i https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier#complaint-2168782 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT I purchased this truck new. On many occasions while trying to accelerate from a stopped position there is a few second delay before the car will move. This in my opinion is a serious condition because when you think you can move into traffic the car won't move. This could cause a serious accident. I brought this to the attention of the nissan service center several times only to be told that i https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier#recall-26V023000-nissan-nissan-frontier-2026 Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2025 Altima, Sentra, 2025-2026 Frontier, and 2026 Kicks vehicles. The door strikers may have been improperly welded and break, allowing the door to open while moving. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 206, "Door Locks and Door Retention Components." https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier#recall-26V023000-nissan-nissan-frontier-2025 Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2025 Altima, Sentra, 2025-2026 Frontier, and 2026 Kicks vehicles. The door strikers may have been improperly welded and break, allowing the door to open while moving. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 206, "Door Locks and Door Retention Components." https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier#complaint-2167498 Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Transmission down shifts hard sometimes. Notice more when coming off highway and making exits slowing down. https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier#complaint-2166607 Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT On December 29th 2025 I was driving the vehicle in a residential area approximately 40 MPH. The Interior ABS warning lights illuminated. I could here a banging noise coming from the back of the Vehicle. I took the vehicle to a Nissan Dealership who inspected it and said the entire rear braking system including rotors bubs sensors and axle were damaged and needed to be replaced. The dealership stat https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier#complaint-2166608 Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT On December 29th 2025 I was driving the vehicle in a residential area approximately 40 MPH. The Interior ABS warning lights illuminated. I could here a banging noise coming from the back of the Vehicle. I took the vehicle to a Nissan Dealership who inspected it and said the entire rear braking system including rotors bubs sensors and axle were damaged and needed to be replaced. The dealership stat https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier#complaint-2163088 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Purchased new 12.12.25, drove 3 miles and heard clunk in transmission, went into limp mode at mile 23. Flatbed back to dealer, they replaced Solenoid valve and said was good to drive. Drove away and still have loud clunk in transmission on downshifting. 1.5.26 Dealer still has vehicle, no resolution https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier#complaint-2162398 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2019 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated that while attempting to reverse, the rearview camera became inoperable. The contact stated that the rearview camera image was gray and then blank. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure persisted even after the rearview camera system had been replaced. The dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle wa https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier#complaint-2161577 Tue, 30 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT We have three 2019 Nissan Frontier pickups in our fleet that have all recently had the same problem. A engine valve misfire on cylinder 3 on all three trucks. This has caused the trucks to shake, idle rough, and have loss of power while driving. Two independent mechanics have inspected the trucks and have replaced multiple parts to try and fix the problem, however, it has been recommended that all https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier#complaint-2161294 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2000 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated that the vehicle was purchased 7 months ago. The contact stated that upon attempting to register the vehicle and to secure the license plates, the State DMV informed the contact that there was an open recall on the vehicle that needed to be completed prior to the registration. The contact was made aware of NHTSA Campaign Number: 04V230000 https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier#complaint-2161309 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Heater does not warm up. Ran the truck for an hour and no heat to defrost windshield. This also occurs while driving and the defroster won't clear the windshield, and have to resort to using a rag. Looked for possible causes on the internet, and found this is a common complaint. There are many articles suggesting where to look for resolution. There was a similar complaint on this site listed u https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier#complaint-2161310 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Heater does not warm up. Ran the truck for an hour and no heat to defrost windshield. This also occurs while driving and the defroster won't clear the windshield, and have to resort to using a rag. Looked for possible causes on the internet, and found this is a common complaint. There are many articles suggesting where to look for resolution. There was a similar complaint on this site listed u https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier#complaint-2161276 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT I was traveling on the highway doing 70 mph in the left lane when warning lights started appearing on the dash. The first light was an ABS light. 5 minutes later the truck completely died. I was able to coast across the right hand lane and make my way into the shoulder. With the vehicle completely shut down, I had lost power steering and brake effectiveness. Fortunately, traffic was light and I wa https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier#complaint-2161277 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT I was traveling on the highway doing 70 mph in the left lane when warning lights started appearing on the dash. The first light was an ABS light. 5 minutes later the truck completely died. I was able to coast across the right hand lane and make my way into the shoulder. With the vehicle completely shut down, I had lost power steering and brake effectiveness. Fortunately, traffic was light and I wa https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier#complaint-2161312 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2022 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated that while driving uphill, the vehicle vibrated. The contact stated that the vibration increased as the contact decelerated. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the transmission parking pawl and the transmission control module had failed. The vehicle was repaired https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier#complaint-2158697 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2026 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated that after the vehicle had gone through a carwash, the contact noticed that the fuel door was open. The contact stated that the failure recurred upon taking the vehicle to the carwash a second time. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the contact was advised to apply magnets to the fuel door to keep the door closed. The vehicle was https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier#complaint-2158698 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2026 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated that after the vehicle had gone through a carwash, the contact noticed that the fuel door was open. The contact stated that the failure recurred upon taking the vehicle to the carwash a second time. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the contact was advised to apply magnets to the fuel door to keep the door closed. The vehicle was https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier#complaint-2151364 Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT My 2023 Nissan Frontier lost all power and shut off while driving on the hwy. https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier#complaint-2147997 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2023 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated that while driving approximately 3 MPH and reversing(R) out of a parking spot, the messages "Key Malfunction" and "Crash Detected" were displayed. The contact pulled over and attempted to turn off the vehicle; however the vehicle failed to turn off. Additionally, when the contact shifted to park(P) the gear shift indicator failed to indic https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier#complaint-2147998 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2023 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated that while driving approximately 3 MPH and reversing(R) out of a parking spot, the messages "Key Malfunction" and "Crash Detected" were displayed. The contact pulled over and attempted to turn off the vehicle; however the vehicle failed to turn off. Additionally, when the contact shifted to park(P) the gear shift indicator failed to indic https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier#complaint-2147319 Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2013 Nissan Frontier. The vehicle was purchased in a private sale. It was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 98,107, and at the time of registration, it was discovered that the mileage was 183,101. The Carfax report and the last report were in 2022. https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier#complaint-2147549 Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT lighting is not sufficient for seeing far enough ahead on low beam and high beam is more like regular, when turning there is hardly any lighting within the turn making it dangerous in my opinion. i recommend slowing almost to stop before making a turn especially to the right.also i have had to get my right headlight repaired by nissan within the first 2 months of purchase in july and august of 20 https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier#complaint-2147550 Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT lighting is not sufficient for seeing far enough ahead on low beam and high beam is more like regular, when turning there is hardly any lighting within the turn making it dangerous in my opinion. i recommend slowing almost to stop before making a turn especially to the right.also i have had to get my right headlight repaired by nissan within the first 2 months of purchase in july and august of 20 https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier#complaint-2145084 Sun, 02 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Transmission fluid mixing with coolant in radiator! https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier#complaint-2141178 Sun, 19 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT I drive on the highway and my truck stalls out and just shuts off. When I’m driving at slow speeds, it just keeps stalling I lose power and it takes a few tries for it to start again then I have to peel out so it stays started and hope I don’t have to slow down. https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier https://plaincars.com/make/nissan-frontier#complaint-2140757 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT I am experiencing a fuel pump issue that stalls the engine while driving. The issue will sometimes go away if I first loosen the fuel cap on the gas tank to relieve built up pressure but after driving for 10 to 15 minutes or so the vehicle will begin to jerk while accelerating then it will stall and cut off. I have to wait a few minutes once it cuts off and then I can start the engine up again and