AutoUtility currently tracks 28 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2019 Nissan Frontier. Powertrain & Transmission issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 7 complaints (25% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 1 filing cites a crash, 1 cites a fire, 1 reports one or more injuries.
- • Total NHTSA Complaints: 28 reports
- • #1 Reported Problem Area: Powertrain & Transmission (7 reports • 25% of submitted complaints)
- • Secondary Problem Areas: Air Bags & Restraints (5), Electrical System (5)
- • Crash-Citing Complaints: 1 filings
- • Fire-Citing Complaints: 1 filings
- • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 1 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Most Reported Problems for 2019 Nissan Frontier
Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records
Powertrain & Transmission
Air Bags & Restraints
Electrical System
Brakes & Traction Control
Body & Structure
Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2019 Nissan Frontier
Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
"Hood flew open while driving on route 23 in Wise Va."
"Passenger side ocs control unit has failed ."
"I was attempting to drive my Frontier on Christmas day 2025 when several lights appeared on the dash. I also noticed my speedometer no longer functioned. I returned home immediately. Two days later, I took it in to a local repair shop and they told me the malfunction code was for ABS and I had to..."
"The contact owns a 2019 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated that while attempting to reverse, the rearview camera became inoperable. The contact stated that the rearview camera image was gray and then blank. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure persisted even..."
"We have three 2019 Nissan Frontier pickups in our fleet that have all recently had the same problem. A engine valve misfire on cylinder 3 on all three trucks. This has caused the trucks to shake, idle rough, and have loss of power while driving. Two independent mechanics have inspected the trucks..."
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 | 33 | 2 | 0 | View 2015 Problems → |
| 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 Current Page | 28 | 1 | 1 | Current |
| 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 2019 Nissan Frontier
Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 17 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications
| Vehicle Component / System | Total Complaints | Crash Reports | Fire Reports | Reported Injury Entries | Reported Fatality Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Structure & Body NHTSA category: STRUCTURE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Back Over Prevention / Camera NHTSA category: BACK OVER PREVENTION | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,BACK OVER PREVENTION | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| STEERING,WHEELS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Suspension NHTSA category: SUSPENSION | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER | 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.