2012 Nissan Frontier

Safety profile for the 2012 Nissan Frontier. Recall, complaint, and investigation data from NHTSA.

Recalls
3
Complaints
98
Investigations
0
Vehicle Type
Unknown
Make
Nissan
Model
Frontier
Year
2012
Vehicle Type
Manufacturer ID

Recall Campaigns

3 recalls affecting the 2012 Nissan Frontier

Recalls

nhtsa-odi-recalls
Recalls
Campaign #ComponentSummaryReport DateAffected
14V052000ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERSNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2012 through 2014 Frontier vehicles manufactured fro…Feb 12, 201413,535
12V462000SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUBNissan is recalling certain model year 2012 Frontier, Pathfinder, and Xterra two-wheel drive vehicles manufactured from …Sep 20, 20122,417
11V592000ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGNISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 INFINITI FX, MODEL YEAR 2012 INFINITI M, MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 NISSAN FRONTIE…Dec 19, 201114,718

NHTSA Complaints

50 complaints for the 2012 Nissan Frontier

Complaints

nhtsa-complaints
Complaints
Complaint IDComponentSummaryDate ReceivedCrashFire
2098613STRUCTURE:BODYSTRUCTURE:BODYJun 8, 2025NoNo
2084547ELECTRICAL SYSTEMELECTRICAL SYSTEMApr 20, 2025NoNo
1990683ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:CRANK/CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSORENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:CRANK/CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSORMay 10, 2024NoNo
1990682ELECTRICAL SYSTEMELECTRICAL SYSTEMMay 10, 2024NoNo
1988764AIR BAGSAIR BAGSMay 3, 2024NoNo
1968957SEAT BELTSSEAT BELTSFeb 20, 2024NoNo
1942934AIR BAGSAIR BAGSNov 14, 2023NoNo
1940110AIR BAGSAIR BAGSNov 1, 2023NoNo
1938753AIR BAGSAIR BAGSOct 26, 2023NoNo
1936337AIR BAGSAIR BAGSOct 17, 2023NoNo
1906159AIR BAGSAIR BAGSJun 30, 2023NoNo
1892193AIR BAGSAIR BAGSMay 2, 2023NoNo
1884385AIR BAGS:PASSENGER SIDE FRONTAL:CUSHIONAIR BAGS:PASSENGER SIDE FRONTAL:CUSHIONMar 31, 2023NoNo
1752723AIR BAGSAIR BAGSJun 17, 2021YesNo
1736355UNKNOWN OR OTHERUNKNOWN OR OTHERMar 25, 2021NoNo
1733847ENGINEENGINEMar 15, 2021NoNo
1701569ENGINEENGINEOct 22, 2020NoNo
1677097STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERSSTRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERSJul 15, 2020NoNo
1672196VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLVEHICLE SPEED CONTROLJun 25, 2020NoNo
1672197UNKNOWN OR OTHERUNKNOWN OR OTHERJun 25, 2020NoNo
1672195ENGINEENGINEJun 25, 2020NoNo
1647409POWER TRAINPOWER TRAINFeb 18, 2020NoNo
1616030VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLVEHICLE SPEED CONTROLOct 28, 2019NoNo
1603833STRUCTURE:BODYSTRUCTURE:BODYSep 17, 2019NoNo
1601875ENGINEENGINESep 11, 2019NoNo
1584702STRUCTURE:BODYSTRUCTURE:BODYJul 16, 2019NoNo
1582428ENGINEENGINEJul 9, 2019NoNo
1575883FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMJun 17, 2019NoNo
1575882ENGINEENGINEJun 17, 2019NoNo
1538525SEAT BELTSSEAT BELTSFeb 10, 2019NoNo
1521371SUSPENSIONSUSPENSIONDec 6, 2018NoNo
1500686VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLVEHICLE SPEED CONTROLSep 21, 2018NoNo
1489386POWER TRAINPOWER TRAINAug 8, 2018NoNo
1482414SEATSSEATSJul 12, 2018NoNo
1482413AIR BAGSAIR BAGSJul 12, 2018NoNo
1434658UNKNOWN OR OTHERUNKNOWN OR OTHERDec 22, 2017NoNo
1434657SEAT BELTSSEAT BELTSDec 22, 2017NoNo
1426352UNKNOWN OR OTHERUNKNOWN OR OTHERNov 19, 2017NoNo
1426351AIR BAGSAIR BAGSNov 19, 2017NoNo
1407978SEAT BELTSSEAT BELTSSep 14, 2017NoNo
1407977AIR BAGSAIR BAGSSep 14, 2017NoNo
1395131AIR BAGSAIR BAGSJul 26, 2017YesNo
1390341AIR BAGSAIR BAGSJul 8, 2017NoNo
1370317SUSPENSIONSUSPENSIONApr 12, 2017NoNo
1365901UNKNOWN OR OTHERUNKNOWN OR OTHERMar 24, 2017NoNo
1364832WHEELSWHEELSMar 21, 2017YesNo
1364833UNKNOWN OR OTHERUNKNOWN OR OTHERMar 21, 2017YesNo
1364831STEERINGSTEERINGMar 21, 2017YesNo
1356563AIR BAGSAIR BAGSFeb 16, 2017NoNo
1319258SEAT BELTSSEAT BELTSSep 20, 2016NoNo

Data sources & freshness

NHTSA Model Year Database
Unknown freshness
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Unknown freshness
NHTSA Complaint Database
Unknown freshness