2018 Nissan Frontier Problems

Below Average Complaints

Real NHTSA owner complaints for the 2018 Nissan Frontier. Part of Generation 2 (D40) — 2005–2021.

20172019
Complaints
29
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Fatalities
Recalls
2

Worst 2018 Nissan Frontier Problems

Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.

#14 complaints

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

#24 complaints

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Avg mileage:10,000 mi
#33 complaints

SERVICE BRAKES

Avg mileage:7,015 mi
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All Problems by Category

Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2018 Nissan Frontier.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
10,000
SERVICE BRAKES
3
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
7,015
SUSPENSION
3
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
AIR BAGS
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
30,750
POWER TRAIN
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
16,000
STRUCTURE:BODY
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
960
BACK OVER PREVENTION
1
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
1
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
50,260
ENGINE
1
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
1
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
500
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
1
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
500

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Recalls for 2018 Nissan Frontier

2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~1,381,877 vehicles.

19V654000BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
~1,228,830 affected

Nissan 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 QX80 vehicles. Additionally included are 2019 Nissan GT-R and Taxi and Infiniti QX50, QX60, Q70, Q70L vehicles. The back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the next time the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."

18V551000ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
~153,047 affected

Nissan 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 these models, over time, the weight on the key ring and road conditions or some other jarring event may cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position to the accessory position, turning off the engine.

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