2017 Nissan Frontier: owner complaints and recalls

Complaints about the 2017 Nissan Frontier include 1 report of a fatality, alongside 4 crashes and 1 fires across 38 filings.

38
Complaints
1
Recalls
4
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
1
Injuries
184.2
Severity index

Severity index 184.2 - High. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 184.2p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2017 Nissan Frontier sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

What actually fails

Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 10 complaints (26.3%)10 26%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 6 complaints (15.8%)6 16%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 6 complaints (15.8%)6 16%Power TrainPower Train: 6 complaints (15.8%)6 16%Air BagsAir Bags: 5 complaints (13.2%)5 13%EngineEngine: 4 complaints (10.5%)4 11%Service BrakesService Brakes: 3 complaints (7.9%)3 8%WheelsWheels: 1 complaints (2.6%)1 3%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM1026.3%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER615.8%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM615.8%
POWER TRAIN615.8%
AIR BAGS513.2%
ENGINE410.5%
SERVICE BRAKES37.9%
WHEELS12.6%

Complaints filed per year

0472017: 42018: 62019: 72020: 42021: 12022: 42023: 52024: 12025: 52026: 1 (partial year)171819720212223242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20174
20186
20197
20204
20211
20224
20235
20241
20255
2026 (year to date)1
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
18V55100021/08/2018ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITIONNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2017 Nissan NV200, Sentra, NV3500 Van, NV3500 Bus, NV200 Taxi, NV1500, NV2500 Van, Chevrolet City Express, 2017-2018 Frontier, Versa Note, and Versa Sedan vehicles that have a mechanical (physical) key ignition system. In
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.