Safety Score
77
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-02-12 | 14V052000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | 13,535 | — | Details |
| 2012-09-20 | 12V462000 |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB | 2,417 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I was sold the 2012 Nissan Frontier SL from Lynne's Nissan City in Bloomfield, NJ being told it was a safe vehicle and … |
| 2025-03-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CD player will not play any CD's and my CD's are stuck inside. The radio only works intermittently and you can hear a… |
| 2024-02-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled.… |
| 2023-12-04 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH in cold weather with the seat bel… |
| 2023-10-31 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Took vehicle to dealership for recall. Air bag light on dashboard was flashing. Dealer said air bag was ok and they d… |
| 2023-10-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Frontier. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23E012000 (Air Bag… |
| 2023-10-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Frontier. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23E012000 (Air Bag… |
| 2023-08-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | We were told about the recall, never got a recall letter in the mail. When we went to Nissan, they said they couldn’t h… |
| 2023-04-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAS APPEARED ON A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 83,000 MILES . NO ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED BUT ITY IS OF CO… |
| 2023-03-22 | AIR BAGS:PASSENGER SIDE FRONTAL:CUSHION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Nisan Frontier. The contact stated that on multiple occasions while driving under 50 MPH, the s… |
| 2023-02-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Frontier. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23E012000 (Air Bag… |
| 2022-06-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Frontier. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23E012000 (Air Bag… |
| 2021-06-11 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | Involved in a auto accident on June 11 2021. Airbags deployed, however, little rock type projectiles also exploded fro… |
| 2021-03-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNI… |
| 2021-03-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE PAINT ABOVE THE FRONT WHEEL WELL ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE OF MY 2012 NISSAN FRONTIER (BLUE) WITH 69,0… |
| 2020-06-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WOULD RANDOMLY STALL WHILE DRIVING, PARTICULARLY WHEN SLOWING FOR A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. THE ENGINE STOPPING WOU… |
| 2020-02-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE FLOORBOARD UNDERNEATH THE DRIVE… |
| 2020-01-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HIS SON WHO OWNS A 2012 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT V… |
| 2019-12-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UP A MOUNTAIN AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE… |
| 2019-09-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHILE HOSING DOWN THE TRUCK THE PAINT ON MY FRONT FENDERS STARTED TO PEEL IN LARGE CHUNKS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. ACCORDI… |
| 2019-08-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. … |
| 2019-08-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY TRUCK HAS HAD WHAT FEELS TO ME LIKE A ROUGH IDLE FOR ABOUT AS LONG AS I'VE HAD IT. IT WAS FINE FOR SEVERAL YEARS BU… |
| 2019-07-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL.. A TRANSMISSION ISSUE |
| 2019-06-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DETERMINED CODE PO488. THE VENTILATION SYSTEM FOR THE GAS TANK - DOES NOT FORM A VACUUM WHEN ENGINE … |
| 2019-05-08 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | CALLED NISSAN A COUPLE OF TIMES REGARDING DEFAMATION OF PAINT IN 2012 FRONTIERS AND MY FRONT FENDERS ARE PEELING IN LAR… |
| 2019-01-04 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SEAT WARNING LIGHT.AND SEAT SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AND NOW THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL NOT ENGAGE.I CANNO… |
| 2018-12-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A LOUD NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE FRO… |
| 2018-09-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THURSDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 20TH 2018 DURING RUSH HOUR, WIFE'S 2012 NISSAN FRONTIER SV V6 SUDDENLY LOST SPEED CONTROL WH… |
| 2018-07-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | BOTH REAR AXLE SEALS FAILED DUE TO A FAULTY REAR AXLE HOUSING BREATHER VALVE. GEAR OIL BEGAN LEAKING ON TO REAR BRAKE … |
| 2018-07-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE MIDDLE OF THE DASH IS ON AND THE SEAT BELT LIGHT IS ON AND BLINKING WHILE GOING DOWN… |
| 2017-12-08 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | SET BELTS AT TIME ARE HARD TO GET OFF AND AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF. |
| 2017-11-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL - RECEIVED MAIL TELLING US ABOUT THE RECALL ON AIR BAGS. WILL BE TAKING INTO HAVE FIXED OR REPLACED |
| 2017-09-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE SEATBELT HAS BEEN REPLACE TWO TIME AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS STILL ON, NOW YOU GOT TO REPLACE THE SEAT CUSION THIS CO… |
| 2017-07-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT ON SCANNED CODE B1035 CRASH SENSOR FAILED INSPECTED =DECAYED HOUSING |
| 2017-07-04 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND WHILE COMPLETELY STOPPED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN ON A CITY STREET. THE CAR THAT HIT ME, A 2006 N… |
| 2017-04-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | NOTICED CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. REAR END BECAME LOOSE AND JUMPY OVER SMALL BUMP SIN T… |
| 2017-03-03 | STEERING | Yes | 2 | I BOUGHT NEW TIRES, SAME SIZE AND BRAND NAME AS THE LAST 4 TIRES BUT A DIFFERENT MODEL TYPE OF TIRES. AS I WAS DRIVING … |
| 2017-02-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | SUN VISOR PIVOT SIDE BRACKET IS VERY FLIMSY. CAUSED VISOR TO BREAK LOOSE AND FALL INTO STEERING WHEEL CAUSING MOMENTARY… |
| 2017-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING. IT WAS PUT ON A MACHINE AND THE CODE IS B1134, L/F SIDE MODULE IS OPEN. MECHANIC SAYS I… |
| 2016-09-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | ON THE WEEKEND SEPTEMBER 17 2016 A RED AIR BAG LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD WAS AND IS BLINKING INTERMITTENT. I CALLED THREE… |
| 2016-04-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS WRONGFULLY DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 5-10 MPH, WITH NO CRASH, AND ON A FLAT ROAD. CREATING … |
| 2016-04-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH ON FLAT ROAD. ALMOST KNOCKED ME OUT AND LEFT ME CON… |
| 2016-04-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUALLY FLASHES WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE INDICATING AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP… |
| 2015-12-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE 2012 NISSAN FRONTIER HAS A RUBBER GROMMET ON THE CLUTCH PEDAL WHICH TRIGGERS SAFTEY SWITCH. THE GROMMET GOES BAD AN… |
| 2015-08-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY AUTOMOBILE WAS ALWAYS SERVICED REGULARLY BY NISSAN DEALERS AND WAS LAST SERVICED ON 04 AUG 2015 AT MICHAEL JORDAN NI… |
| 2015-08-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I NOTICED A LEAK IN THE REAR END OF MY 2012 FRONTIER, COMING FROM THE RACK & PINION SEAL. I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WAR… |
| 2015-06-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I FIRST NOTICED THE INCIDENT TODAY IN A DOWNTOWN AREA, SPEED OF 35 MPH. UPON REMOVING MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR TH… |
| 2015-05-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | SOMEWHERE BETWEEN SEPT., 2014, AND MAY 2015. MY AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING. WARRANTY EXPIRED IN JANUARY, 2015. P… |
| 2015-03-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | SHIFTER FOR THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE STANDING THE DRIVER AND VEHICLE. SHIFTER ASSEMBLY IS DEFECTIVE AN… |
| 2015-03-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WILL NOT GO INTO DRIVE, STRANDING DRIVER AND VEHICLE IN CUSTOMER'S DRIVEWAY. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE A… |