2019 Nissan Frontier problems and recalls

Owners filed 14 complaints on the 2019 Nissan Frontier in the last three full years, out of 28 on record. The most cited component is the Power Train.

28
Complaints
1
Recalls
1
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
2
Injuries
67.9
Severity index

Severity index 67.9 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 67.9p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Power TrainPower Train: 7 complaints (25.0%)7 25%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 6 complaints (21.4%)6 21%Air BagsAir Bags: 5 complaints (17.9%)5 18%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 5 complaints (17.9%)5 18%Service BrakesService Brakes: 3 complaints (10.7%)3 11%StructureStructure: 2 complaints (7.1%)2 7%Back Over PreventionBack Over Prevention: 2 complaints (7.1%)2 7%EngineEngine: 2 complaints (7.1%)2 7%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
POWER TRAIN725.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER621.4%
AIR BAGS517.9%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM517.9%
SERVICE BRAKES310.7%
STRUCTURE27.1%
BACK OVER PREVENTION27.1%
ENGINE27.1%

Complaints filed per year

0362019: 12020: 52021: 12022: 32023: 42024: 42025: 62026: 4 (partial year)19202122232425626
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20191
20205
20211
20223
20234
20244
20256
2026 (year to date)4
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 1.6x those in 2020 to 2022 (14 against 9).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
19V65400012/09/2019BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERANissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX8

Other Nissan Frontier model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 10 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-08-17. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.