2024 Nissan Frontier
Gas Pickup truck
The 2024 Nissan Frontier is sold in the U.S. as a gas pickup truck with 3 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Frontier 2WD, is EPA-rated at 21 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of C. Owners have filed 21 complaints, most often about power train. NHTSA crash-tested it at 4 stars overall.
Specs & fuel economy (EPA)
| Configuration | Powertrain | Drive | Engine / motor | City | Hwy | Comb | Annual fuel* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier 2WD | Gas | RWD | 3.8L 6-cyl | 18 | 24 | 21 | $2,950 |
| Frontier 4WD | Gas | Part-time 4WD | 3.8L 6-cyl | 18 | 22 | 20 | $3,100 |
| Frontier 4WD PRO4X | Gas | Part-time 4WD | 3.8L 6-cyl | 18 | 21 | 19 | $3,300 |
*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year and EPA reference fuel/electricity prices. Source: fueleconomy.gov vehicle records.
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Recalls (3)
Exterior Lighting
highProblem: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2024 Nissan Frontier vehicles. The right-side headlight assemblies may have missing or illegible headlight aim markings, which can result in improperly aimed headlights. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
Risk: Improperly aimed headlights can result in insufficient illumination of the road, decreasing the driver's visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the right-side headlight as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 20, 2024. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is PD121.
Steering
highProblem: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2024 Frontier vehicles. The front right-side lower link may have been manufactured with an oversized ball joint, which can result in corrosion and ball joint separation from the front right-side lower link.
Risk: Ball joint separation can cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the front right-side lower link, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 15, 2024. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is PD109.
Air Bags
highProblem: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2024 Titan, Frontier, Infiniti QX60, Pathfinder, 2023-2024 Sentra, Versa, Kicks, Infiniti QX50, and 2023 Rogue vehicles. Due to a manufacturing issue, the driver's air bag inflator may absorb moisture, and cause the air bag to deploy improperly.
Risk: An air bag that deploys improperly may not protect the driver as intended during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will replace the front driver's air bag assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 10, 2024. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's numbers for this recall are PD103, PD104, and PMA34.
Owner complaints
21 complaints filed
0 involved a crash, 1 a fire, 0 injuries, 0 deaths reported by owners.
Filed by year — 2024: 6 · 2025: 6 · 2026: 9
Most-cited components
- Power Train — 6
- Service Brakes — 4
- Fuel/Propulsion System — 3
- Visibility — 3
- Suspension — 2
Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.
Crash ratings
| Configuration | Overall | Frontal | Side | Rollover | Rollover risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PU/CC 4WD | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★★ | ★★★☆☆ | 20% |
| PU/CC RWD | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★★ | ★★★☆☆ | 20% |
| PU/EC 4WD | not rated | not rated | not rated | ★★★☆☆ | 20% |
| PU/EC RWD | not rated | not rated | not rated | ★★★☆☆ | 20% |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program. Standard driver-assist: forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking.
Other Frontier model years
2026 Frontier
1 recalls · 7 complaints
B2025 Frontier
3 recalls · 7 complaints
A2023 Frontier
1 recalls · 64 complaints
F2022 Frontier
6 recalls · 110 complaints
B2021 Frontier
2 recalls · 17 complaints
B2020 Frontier
2 recalls · 23 complaints
A2019 Frontier
1 recalls · 28 complaints
B2018 Frontier
2 recalls · 25 complaints
A2017 Frontier
1 recalls · 38 complaints
B2016 Frontier
1 recalls · 43 complaints
Sources & method
Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.
EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records (ids 47249, 47250, 47251). Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.