2010 Nissan Frontier: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2010 Nissan Frontier. The newest campaign is 23V067000. NHTSA received the report on 10 Feb 2023. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Frontal. NHTSA has 59 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 23V067000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the driver’s airbag cover. Owner letters were mailed December 8, 2023. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall are PC944, PC945, and PC946.

NHTSA VIN lookup

Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 455,238 units in total.

23V06700010 Feb 2023Air Bags / Frontal
10V40100010 Sep 2010Equipment / Electrical / Navigational System(Global Positioning System)
10V37200012 Aug 2010Child Seat / Tether / Connector/Clip
10V20800014 May 2010Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Arm

23V067000Received 10 Feb 2023. 404,690 units.
Air Bags / Frontal
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2008-2011 Titan, Frontier, Xterra, Pathfinder, Armada, and 2008-2009 Quest vehicles. The resin emblem on the driver's air bag cover may develop cracks and detach during air bag deployment.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A detached emblem can become a projectile during air bag deployment, increasing the risk of injury to vehicle occupants.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the driver’s airbag cover. Owner letters were mailed December 8, 2023. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall are PC944, PC945, and PC946.
Report filed by Nissan North America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number PC944, PC945, PC946. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 8 Dec 2023.
10V401000Received 10 Sep 2010. 7,948 units.
Equipment / Electrical / Navigational System(Global Positioning System)
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Nissan is recalling certain vehicles that were equipped with a garmin nuvi model 750 navigation system. The batteries contained in the affected gps units can overheat.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Overheated batteries could result in a fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Nissan will notify owners and the repairs will be performed by garmin technicians by replacing the battery and inserting a spacer on top of the battery free of charge. The safety recall began on september 16, 2010. Owners may contact garmin directly at 1-866-957-1981 or nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
Report filed by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 16 Sep 2010.
10V372000Received 12 Aug 2010. 951 units.
Child Seat / Tether / Connector/Clip
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Nissan is recalling certain model year 2010 nissan frontier king cab vehicles manufactured from june 10, 2010 through june 26, 2010. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 225, "child restraint anchorage systems." the weld between the tether anchor and the seat gusset bracket is out-of-specification. As a result, and based on nissan's engineering judgment, the tether anchor could separate from the seat when tested under the conditions required by the standard.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a crash, the tether anchorage could separate from the vehicle seat increasing the risk of injury to an occupant in a child seat that uses the tether anchor.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
The seat gusset containing the tether anchorage will be replaced with a new one free of charge. The safety recall began on august 30, 2010. Owners may contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
Report filed by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number PC060. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 30 Aug 2010.
10V208000Received 14 May 2010. 41,649 units.
Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Arm
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Nissan is recalling certain model year 2010 titan, armada, qx56, frontier, xterra, and pathfinder vehicles manufactured from november 19, 2009 through march 3, 2010. The lower control link assembly has two cylindrical collars forming the inboard attachment points to the chassis. Due to an improper welding process some collars may contain welds that do not meet strength specifications.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the collar weld separates, the vehicle handling will deteriorate, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Nissan will notify owners and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. The safety recall began on may 20, 2010. Owners may contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
Report filed by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 20 May 2010.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

59 complaints, 76 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

2010 Nissan Frontier
All 2010 vehicles

2010 Nissan Frontier: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	2010 Frontier	All 2010 vehicles	Frontier, all years	Mentions
Air Bags	250	119.9	67	19
Power Train	210.5	82.3	222.2	16
Electrical System	118.4	115.4	69.5	9
Engine	92.1	94.2	77.2	7
Service Brakes	52.6	54.9	22	4
Structure	39.5	39	27.3	3
Steering	26.3	106.6	25.1	2
Fuel System, Gasoline	26.3	13.6	115.4	2
Engine and Engine Cooling	26.3	19.1	72.6	2
Vehicle Speed Control	26.3	60	28.2	2

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 20.

Complaints that report a crash: 3
Complaints that report a fire: 0
Injuries in the complaints: 3
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 16 May 2025

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2010 Nissan Frontier, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2011, with 9 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2010 Nissan Frontier
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
DP12004	Defect petition	Transmission Failures	Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm)	11 Jun 2012	22 Oct 2016

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
NHTSA page of the 2010 Nissan FrontierThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2010 Nissan Frontier: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/nissan/frontier/2010/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file: 1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file: Nissan North America, Inc.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2010 Nissan Frontier?: 455,238 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Nissan Frontier have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 39 recall campaigns for the Nissan Frontier, model years 1998 to 2026. 4 of them name the 2010 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2010 Nissan Frontier name most often?: Air Bags: 19 of 76 component mentions, or 250 per 1,000. For all 2010 vehicles the figure is 119.9 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2010 Nissan Frontier open?: No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.