Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA
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Body & structure reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Apr 13, 2015
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
1%
of 616 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
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Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
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What this page shows
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2006 Nissan Frontier submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming body or structure
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
AirbagsBody & structure
Filed Apr 13, 2015
Crash reported2 injuries reported
MY FRIEND AND I WERE TRAVELING ON THE I-40E IN NEW MEXICO. HE WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK AND FEEL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL. HE WOKE UP AND OVERSTEERED AND CAUSED US TO CRASH MY TRUCK INTO THE RIGHT SIDE HIGHWAY DITCH AT ABOUT 70 MILES PER HOUR. WE HIT FIRST WITH THE FRONT RIGHT OF MY TRUCK AND THEN TUMBLED 3 TIMES SMASHING ALL SIDES OF THE TRUCK ESPECIALLY THE FRONT. WE HAD OUR SEAT BELTS ON SO WE WEREN'T EJECTED, BUT AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. MY DOG WAS IN THE BACKSEAT OF THE 4 DOOR TRUCK AND WAS EJECTED AND DIED SHORTLY AFTER. I SUSTAINED SEVERAL INJURIES TO MY FACE, HEAD, ARMS, SHOULDERS, AND BACK. *TR
NHTSA ID
10705366
Incident
Mar 25, 2015
Mileage
126,000 mi
AirbagsBody & structureEngine
Filed Feb 21, 2015
Crash reported2 injuries reported
WEATHER TURNED FROM RAIN TO ICY. SOUTH BOUND ON STREET THAT OVERPASS INTERSTATE. TRUCK SPUN AROUND SEVERAL TIMES FIRST IN SOUTH BOUND LANE HITTING GUARD RAIL ON WEST SIDE, WENT OVER THE CURB AND MEDIAN INTO NORTH BOUND LANE SPIN AGAIN BEFORE COMING TO REST AGAINST 4FT HIGH CONCRETE DIVIDER ON BRIDGE. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG IS THE ONLY ONE THAT DEPLOYED. MY WIFE WAS IN PASSENGER SEAT. NO OTHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THIS TRUCK HAD DUAL STAGE SUPPLEMENTAL FRONT AIR BAGS AND NISSAN AABS.. THANKFULLY OUR SEAT BELTS WERE PROBABLY WHAT PROTECTED US FROM BEING THROWN FROM THE TRUCK. AS I STATED ONLY THE AIR BAG IN STEERING WHEEL DEPLOYED. THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO WITH ALL THE RECALLS GOING ON. I HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTICE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY TO GET XRAY OF CHEST BECAUSE OF PAIN. MY WIFE WENT TO HER DR ALSO. *TR
NHTSA ID
10689728
Incident
Feb 1, 2015
Mileage
130,000 mi
Body & structureEnginePowertrain (other)
Filed Mar 4, 2014
Crash reported
DRIVING 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER TRUCK ON HILL AT STOP SIGN WENT TO GO AND TRANS DID NOT PULL. ROLLED BACK INTO A TREE. FOUND OUT ABOUT DEFECTIVE RADIATOR BUT NO RECALL???? USELESS CLASS ACTION LAW SUITE 5500.00 TO FIX. *TR
NHTSA ID
10567050
Incident
Sep 11, 2013
Mileage
160,000 mi
Body & structureInterior & seats
Filed Feb 21, 2011
TAIL GATE HINGES BROKEN AT 2007 MILES AFTER THE 36,000 MILE INSPECTION OF THE NISSAN FRONTIER. *TR
NHTSA ID
10383472
Incident
Jun 8, 2007
Body & structure
Filed Jan 4, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE LUGGAGE RACK SUDDENLY BLEW OFF THE ROOF. THE RACK WAS NOT BOLTED DOWN AND IT SLID OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
NHTSA ID
10374067
Incident
Dec 21, 2010
Mileage
72,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Jul 29, 2010
2006 NISSAN FRONTIER HAD A COMPLETE FAIL OF THE TAILGATE HINGES CAUSING THE TAILGATE TO FALL OPEN WITH THE DANGER OF ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY RELEASE OF CARGO ONTO THE ROAD. AN INTERNET SEARCH FOR "NISSAN TAILGATE HINGE" TURNED UP A NUMBER OF OTHER INCIDENTS, INCLUDING LOSS OF TAILGATE ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
NHTSA ID
10346028
Incident
Jul 28, 2010
Mileage
8,000 mi
Body & structureSuspension
Filed May 14, 2010
REFER TO ODI CONFIRMATION NUMBER 103268. THE SUMMARY WAS COMPLETELY ENTERED IN A FALSE MANNER. MY ACTUAL COMPLAINT WAS THAT THERE WERE NO CAMPER ADJUSTMENT DEVICES INSTALLED ON THE ORIGINAL VEHICLE, NOT THAT THEY HAD BECOME DEFECTIVE. THEY WERE NEVER THERE!!! I DO NOT APPRECIATE BEING BLOWN OFF NOR SHOULD I BE MIS-QUOTED, NO THAT IS NOT HARSH ENOUGH, MY COMPLAINT WAS COMPLETELY FABRICATED. I TRIED TO CONTACT THE ODI OFFICE USING THE PHONE NUMBER PROVIDED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE "CONTACT ODI (888) 327-4236 TTY: (800) 424-9153" BUT THIS NUMBER TOLD THEY COULD CONTACT THE ODI OFFICE OR GIVE ME A PHONE NUMBER, SO HERE I SIT TYPING DUE TO YOUR ORIGINAL [XXX] IN ENTERING THIS COMPLAINT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
NHTSA ID
10330491
Incident
May 5, 2010
Mileage
56,000 mi
Body & structureBrakes
Filed May 3, 2007
I PURCHASED A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER SE P/U IN DECEMBER 2006. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMS TO HAVE LITTLE RESISTANCE, BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR IN A POSITION TO PRESS BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. DEALER STATES THAT THERE IS NOT A FIX FOR THIS ISSUE. NISSAN HAS REDESIGNED THE SYSTEM FOR 2007 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER THEY REFUSE TO CORRECT THIS POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE FOR 2006. *TR
NHTSA ID
10189647
Incident
Mar 22, 2007
Mileage
859 mi
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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