2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2021 Nissan Frontier. Owners have filed 19 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Nissan dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2021 Nissan Frontier. Check your Frontier by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 19 complaints with NHTSA about the 2021 Nissan Frontier, reporting 1 crashes. Nissan has issued at least 60 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
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Owners have filed 19 complaints with NHTSA about the 2021 Nissan Frontier. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“My husband and I bought a new truck. My husband pulled the truck into our garage, once in the garage the back tires started to spin out of control, he looked down and saw he had his foot on the brake only, but truck surged forward causing no injuries but have minor truck and property damage.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11435971
“My 2021 Ford Explorer appeared to maintain or resume speed without cruise control being activated. Braking and switching cruise off did not reliably stop the behavior, and speed varied by as much as 15 mph without my input.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11765603
“Started rolling in park, then would not start towed to dealer , no word and no help!!!!”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11764290
“When someone is sitting in passenger seat the light for their airbag blinks, is on or off. So we are unsure if the airbag would in fact deploy if we were to be in a collision.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11676628
“The contact owns a 2021 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, several unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that an independent mechanic was contacted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with transmission control module error.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11641955
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2021 Nissan Frontier is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Nissan dealer.