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2026 Nissan Frontier Recalls & Complaints

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open safety recall on record

Serious

7 owner complaints filed · Severity Index 0.00 · updated 2026-08-07

The recalls

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Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch

door that opens unexpectedly while the vehicle is in motion raises the risk of injury or a crash.

Remedy & full details

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.

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."

Complaint volume

7 this model-year 6 median, same year

Volume alone is not a fault rate — popular vehicles attract more reports. Read it next to the severity mix below.

What owners reported happened

0Crashes
0Fires
0Injuries
0Deaths

Across 7 complaints. Severity Index 0.00.

Severity Index weights each complaint's reported outcome (death ×10, injury ×4, fire ×3, crash ×2) and divides by total complaints. It measures how severe reports are, not how often faults occur.

What owners report most

Power Train2 · 29%Fuel System, Gasoline1 · 14%Structure1 · 14%Interior Lighting1 · 14%Unknown Or Other1 · 14%Tires · Tread/Belt1 · 14%
  1. Power Train — 2 reports
  2. Fuel System, Gasoline — 1 reports
  3. Structure — 1 reports
  4. Interior Lighting — 1 reports
  5. Unknown Or Other — 1 reports
  6. Tires:Tread/Belt — 1 reports

What to do

  1. Find your 17-character VIN on the driver's door jamb or the base of the windscreen.
  2. Check it against NHTSA's official lookup at nhtsa.gov/recalls — the authoritative record for your exact car.
  3. Book the repair with any franchised dealer. Safety recall work is free, with no time limit and regardless of who owns the car now.

Other model years

1998 (5) · 1999 (5) · 2000 (6) · 2001 (7) · 2002 (8) · 2003 (7) · 2004 (4) · 2005 (6) · 2006 (7) · 2007 (2) · 2008 (6) · 2009 (5) · 2010 (6) · 2011 (1) · 2012 (3) · 2013 (1) · 2014 (2) · 2015 · 2016 (1) · 2017 (1) · 2018 (2) · 2019 (1) · 2020 (2) · 2021 (2) · 2022 (6) · 2023 (1) · 2024 (3) · 2025 (3) · 2026

Numbers in brackets are open recall campaigns for that year.

Questions

Does an open recall mean the car is unsafe to drive?

Not usually. NHTSA issues a "do not drive" or "park outside" advisory when a defect is dangerous enough to keep you out of the car — those are flagged Critical above. Everything else should be repaired promptly but is not an immediate stop-driving order.

Do I pay for recall repairs?

No. Federal law requires the manufacturer to fix a safety recall free of charge, including parts and labour, whether or not you are the original owner.

Why are there complaints but no recalls?

Complaints are unverified reports filed by owners. They can prompt an investigation, but many never become recalls — either the fault isn't safety-related or it isn't widespread.

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