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Nissan Frontier · 2012

3 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·14V052000·2014-02-12

    Nissan Recalls 2012-2014 Frontier Vehicles for Wiring Fire Risk

    Nissan is recalling 2012-2014 Frontier vehicles because an incorrectly installed circuit breaker may cause a wire harness to contact a metal bolt, potentially leading to an electrical short and fire.

    Product
    NISSAN — NISSAN FRONTIER
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·12V462000·2012-09-20

    Nissan Recalls 2012 Frontier, Pathfinder, and Xterra for Front Wheel Hub Defect

    Nissan is recalling 2012 Frontier, Pathfinder, and Xterra vehicles because front wheel hubs may not meet hardness specifications, potentially leading to cracking and vehicle crashes.

    Product
    NISSAN — NISSAN FRONTIER, XTERRA, PATHFINDER
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·11V592000·2011-12-19

    Nissan and Infiniti Recall Vehicles Due to Engine Oil Cooler Bolt Defect

    Nissan is recalling certain 2011-2012 Infiniti and Nissan vehicles because engine oil cooler bolts may break, causing oil leaks and potential engine seizure.

    Product
    INFINITI — INFINITI, NISSAN M, PATHFINDER, XTERRA, NV
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

  • 2012Not rated by NHTSA

    4 trims tested for 2012; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations — 1 open

  • DP26003 Defect Petition · open · engine and engine cooling
  • EA19002 Engineering Analysis · suspension:rear
  • EA15003 Engineering Analysis · service brakes, hydraulic
  • PE14014 Preliminary Evaluation · service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:master cylinder
  • DP12004 Defect Petition · power train:automatic transmission:control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)
  • PE08037 Preliminary Evaluation · electrical system:wiring:front underhood

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2022 · electrical 26 complaints
    Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2022 · powertrain 24 complaints
  • 2012 · airbags 22 complaints, median 50,000 mi
  • 2012 · powertrain 20 complaints, median 34,214 mi

Technical service bulletins

1,164 manufacturer service bulletins across 22 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2026: 4.9/5
  • 2025: 4.7/5
  • 2024: 4.7/5
  • 2023: 4.9/5
  • 2022: 3.3/5 · 110 complaints · most complained-of: electrical

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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