The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Nissan Kicks: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Nissan reported 21 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Nissan Kicks, model years 2018–2025, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 35,295 | 8.5 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 57,556 | 6.9 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 72,274 | 6.9 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 72,065 | 4.2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40,710 | 4.9 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 72,464 | 1.4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 74,994 | 1.3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 112,237 | 1.8 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 7 | 1 |
| Steering System | 3 | 0 |
| Service Brake System, Air | 3 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 3 | 1 |
| Seat Belts | 2 | 2 |
| Structure | 2 | 2 |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 |
| Latch | 1 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 | 0 |
| Rollover | 1 | 1 |
| Power Train | 1 | 0 |
| Lane Departure | 1 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 1 | 0 |
| Fire | 1 | 0 |
| Seats | 1 | 1 |
| Backover Prevention | 1 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 1 | 0 |
| Visibility | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Nissan Kicks puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Nissan Kicks, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-17 | 2025 | CA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Latch | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-04-01 | 2025 | NY | 0 | 1 | Other | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-01-03 | 2021 | GA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Steering System | 2025 Q2 |
| 2024-06-27 | 2024 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-05-24 | 2023 | LA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-02-22 | 2020 | MO | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q2 |
| 2023-12-17 | 2020 | LA | 1 | 1 | Seat Belts · Structure · Air Bags · Rollover | 2024 Q4 |
| 2023-08-07 | 2020 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-07-15 | 2019 | FL | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2024 Q4 |
| 2023-06-28 | 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2023 Q3 |
| 2022-11-02 | 2020 | VA | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-09-20 | 2022 | GA | 0 | 2 | Power Train | 2024 Q1 |
| 2022-07-07 | 2022 | CO | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Forward Collision | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-06-03 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-05-04 | 2021 | MS | 0 | 1 | Lane Departure · No System/Component Specified | 2023 Q2 |
| 2022-04-07 | 2021 | TN | 1 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-03-13 | 2019 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-05-01 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q2 |
| 2020-12-24 | 2018 | HI | 1 | 2 | Seat Belts · Structure · Seats | 2022 Q3 |
| 2019-04-11 | 2019 | OH | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air · Backover Prevention · Service Brake System · Visibility | 2020 Q4 |
| 2019-03-21 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q2 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Nissan received alleging a death or injury in a Nissan Kicks and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Kicks that sold more will have more rows. All Nissan models · What these reports are, and are not.