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(Nissan) is recalling certain 2025 Altima, Sentra, 2025-2026 Frontier, and 2026 Kicks vehicles. The door strikers may have been improperly welded and break, allowing the door to open while moving. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 206, \"Door Locks and Door Retention Components.\"","consequence":"A door that opens unexpectedly while the vehicle is in motion increases the risk of injury or a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the door strikers, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 17, 2026. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 800-647-7261. Nissan's numbers for this recall are PD185 and PMA61. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning January 28, 2026.","notes":"","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"PD185, PMA61","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":1,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":92,"grade":"A","complaints":{"count":7,"crash":0,"fire":0,"injured":0,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Power Train",2],["Fuel System, Gasoline",1],["Structure",1],["Interior Lighting",1],["Unspecified",1],["Tires",1]],"by_year":{"2025":1,"2026":6},"excerpts":[["2026-09-03","Forward Collision Avoidance","The contact owns a 2026 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds on several occasions with the cruise control engaged, the cruise control disengaged independently, and the vehicle decelerated quickly. The contact stated that the failure mostly occurred while driving uphill. The vehicle w\u2026"],["2026-07-25","Tires","I went into the Nissan dealer with my Nissan Pro4x with 900 miles on with a lowspeed \"thunking\" sound coming from the rear end. On the highway the truck vibrates really bad at about 60-65 mph. The dealer (NUCAR Nissan of Allentown, Pa (484)223-0564, service writer Simone) inspected the vehicle and \"road force balanced\"\u2026"],["2026-07-01","Power Train","Drive shaft/ Drive line noise concern with being disabled. Dealer confirmed noise states \"repair under review\""]]},"investigations":[],"ncap":[{"desc":"PU/CC 4WD","overall":4,"frontal":3,"side":5,"rollover":3,"rollover_risk":0.204,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"PU/CC RWD","overall":4,"frontal":3,"side":5,"rollover":3,"rollover_risk":0.204,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"PU/EC 4WD","overall":null,"frontal":null,"side":null,"rollover":3,"rollover_risk":0.204,"seats":4,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"PU/EC RWD","overall":null,"frontal":null,"side":null,"rollover":3,"rollover_risk":0.204,"seats":4,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":143,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":21,"ncap":4,"complaints":7},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}