AutoUtility currently tracks 33 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2015 Nissan Frontier. Air Bags & Restraints issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 12 complaints (36.4% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 2 filings cite a crash, 1 cites a fire, 2 report one or more injuries.
- • Total NHTSA Complaints: 33 reports
- • #1 Reported Problem Area: Air Bags & Restraints (12 reports • 36.4% of submitted complaints)
- • Secondary Problem Areas: Body & Structure (6), Powertrain & Transmission (5)
- • Crash-Citing Complaints: 2 filings
- • Fire-Citing Complaints: 1 filings
- • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 2 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Most Reported Problems for 2015 Nissan Frontier
Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records
Air Bags & Restraints
Body & Structure
Powertrain & Transmission
Wheels & Tires
Driver Assistance & Safety Tech
Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2015 Nissan Frontier
Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
"2015 Nissan Frontier, air bag light came on, replaced clock spring, and no fault found, no change to air bag warning, blinking light still on."
"My daughter was in an accident where she struck another vehicle. She was traveling between 35-40 mph. Her airbag did not deploy. Her face and chest struck the steering wheel. She suffered a concussion and whiplash."
"The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Frontier equipped with Cooper Tires, Tire Line: Discoverer A/T, Tire Size: P265/70/R16, DOT Number: 1UTC211BR. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact became aware of a knot on the sidewall of the front passenger’s side tire. The vehicle was..."
"Dangerous lurching and sometimes with not engage. Other Nissan models have the same problem. The diagnostic code is U0101 bad communication between TCM and Vehicle."
"Engine light came on, and vehicle accelerated, then lost acceleration while revolutions increased. Diagnosis indicates Bad TCM. I went to 3 shops, and all said that the TCM are going bad, especially Infinity. Nissan wants to charge $500 just to try to reset it. The Dealership is the only ones that..."
Complaint History for Nissan Frontier
Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2026)
| Model Year | NHTSA Complaints | Crash Reports | Safety Recalls | Detailed Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Nissan Frontier Current Page | 33 | 2 | 0 | Current |
| 2016 Nissan Frontier | 43 | 3 | 1 | View 2016 Problems → |
| 2017 Nissan Frontier | 38 | 4 | 1 | View 2017 Problems → |
| 2018 Nissan Frontier | 25 | 0 | 2 | View 2018 Problems → |
| 2019 Nissan Frontier | 28 | 1 | 1 | View 2019 Problems → |
| 2020 Nissan Frontier | 23 | 3 | 2 | View 2020 Problems → |
| 2021 Nissan Frontier | 17 | 1 | 2 | View 2021 Problems → |
| 2022 Nissan Frontier | 110 | 11 | 6 | View 2022 Problems → |
| 2023 Nissan Frontier | 64 | 4 | 1 | View 2023 Problems → |
| 2024 Nissan Frontier | 19 | 0 | 3 | View 2024 Problems → |
| 2025 Nissan Frontier | 7 | 0 | 3 | View 2025 Problems → |
| 2026 Nissan Frontier | 0 | 0 | 1 | View 2026 Problems → |
Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2015 Nissan Frontier
Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 20 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications
| Vehicle Component / System | Total Complaints | Crash Reports | Fire Reports | Reported Injury Entries | Reported Fatality Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Structure & Body NHTSA category: STRUCTURE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tires NHTSA category: TIRES | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA category: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doors, Latches & Locks NHTSA category: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seat Belts NHTSA category: SEAT BELTS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SEAT BELTS,STRUCTURE,SEATS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| STRUCTURE,EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| STRUCTURE,SEATS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,WHEELS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SUSPENSION,WHEELS,SERVICE BRAKES | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,LANE DEPARTURE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Visibility / Glass NHTSA category: VISIBILITY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.
Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.