Recall Register

2021 Nissan Frontier: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2021 Nissan Frontier. The newest campaign is 22V671000. NHTSA received the report on 7 Sep 2022. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Automatic Transmission. NHTSA has no complaint on file for 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, 22V671000, in the NHTSA record

Owners are advised to apply the parking brake every time they park their vehicle. Dealers will perform the applicable repairs below, free of charge: • Model Year 2020-2022 Frontier vehicles: reprogram Transmission Control Module (TCM) • Model Year 2020-2022 Titan vehicles: reprogram TCM and Engine Control Module (ECM) • Model Year 2023 Titan vehicles: reprogram TCM • Model Year 2023 Z vehicles: reprogram TCM. Owner notification letters were mailed October 28, 2022. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 377,406 units in total.

  1. 22V671000Received . 197,230 units.

    Power Train / Automatic Transmission

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Titan, 2020-2022 Frontier, and 2023 Z vehicles. The transmission parking pawl may not engage when the vehicle is shifted into park, which can result in a vehicle rollaway.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Owners are advised to apply the parking brake every time they park their vehicle. Dealers will perform the applicable repairs below, free of charge: • Model Year 2020-2022 Frontier vehicles: reprogram Transmission Control Module (TCM) • Model Year 2020-2022 Titan vehicles: reprogram TCM and Engine Control Module (ECM) • Model Year 2023 Titan vehicles: reprogram TCM • Model Year 2023 Z vehicles: reprogram TCM. Owner notification letters were mailed October 28, 2022. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669.

    Report filed by Nissan North America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number R22A9 R22B1/2/3. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 22V457000Received . 180,176 units.

    Power Train / Automatic Transmission

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Frontier and Titan vehicles. The transmission parking pawl may not engage when the vehicle is shifted into park, which can result in a vehicle rollaway.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Owners are advised to apply the parking brake every time they park their vehicle. Dealers will replace the transmission parking pawl pin, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 2022. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R22A2 R22A3.

    Report filed by Nissan North America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number R22A1. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

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.

  1. 19982
  2. 19992
  3. 20003
  4. 20013
  5. 20024
  6. 20034
  7. 20041
  8. 20053
  9. 20064
  10. 20071
  11. 20085
  12. 20093
  13. 20104
  14. 20111
  15. 20123
  16. 20131
  17. 20142
  18. 20161
  19. 20171
  20. 20182
  21. 20191
  22. 20202
  23. 20212
  24. 20226
  25. 20231
  26. 20243
  27. 20253
  28. 20261

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

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2021 Nissan Frontier: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/nissan/frontier/2021/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
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 2021 Nissan Frontier?
377,406 units in 2 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. 2 of them name the 2021 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2021 Nissan Frontier open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.