2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2012 Nissan Xterra. Owners have filed 16 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 2012 Nissan Xterra. Check your Xterra 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 16 complaints with NHTSA about the 2012 Nissan Xterra. Nissan has issued at least 101 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 16 complaints with NHTSA about the 2012 Nissan Xterra. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“Was driving on highway with my children when a loud sound filled the cabin as if I had just runover something large. About a minute later we began hearing a thumping sounds and the car was losing momentum, and I suspected we had suffered a blow-out. The right rear passenger tire was shredded.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11745484
“Extreme smell of gas after filling gas tank while out of town. Odor was so strong it required all windows to be down to drive without feeling affected by fumes and I was terrified that someone would fluck a cigarette out of a car somewhere, especially at a stop light, and cause an explosion.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11567759
“Clutch burnt out with 5 min between 1st incidence of barely slipping and total failure leaving me stranded on roadside with little notice and nowhere safe to pull off.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11567748
“1) Rubber stopper under clutch pedal has failed multiple times, preventing vehicle from starting in various locations, usually parking lots and mostly after dark which presents potential safety concerns. This is a rubber part that allows vehicle to start only when clutch is depressed.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11567746
“Nissan states that they have no repair solution on NHTSA Recall 23E-012 as of the date of this complaint. Nissan states that this is a safety issue. The originally reported issue is allegedly >8 months old without resolution.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11544031
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2012 Nissan Xterra 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.