2007 Nissan Frontier Problems and Recalls (518 Complaints)

The most-reported problem on the 2007 Nissan Frontier is Fuel system (35% of 518 owner reports). There are 2 safety recalls. Check the VIN and inspect Fuel system — this is the NHTSA file, not a score.

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-09-07 518 complaints · 2 recalls

What problems show up on the 2007 Nissan Frontier?

180 of 518 filings named Fuel system (35% of the file). That is what owners wrote, not a shop diagnosis of the vehicle in the driveway.

Second is Transmission / driveline (158 reports).

There are 2 official safety recalls on this year. They were filed about Airbags and Suspension. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov — a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific truck.

The 2006 has 611 reports on file; this year has 518. A smaller lifetime total is not a clean bill of health. If you need a fairer comparison, use the equal-time view.

What to check before you buy a 2007 Nissan Frontier

A useful visit to this page takes five minutes. YearTell does not score years and cannot see the vehicle in front of you.

Look up the VIN for open recalls at nhtsa.gov. This year has 2 campaigns on file below.
Fuel system. Check for fuel smell, leaks and whether it starts and idles cleanly.
Transmission / driveline. Have a shop drive it and check the transmission: hard or delayed shifts, burnt-smelling fluid, and 4WD engagement if equipped.
Engine. Have a shop check for oil consumption, coolant leaks, rough idle and unusual engine noise.
Skim a few owner reports below for Fuel system. Look for the same symptom repeating.
Take that list to a mechanic. Do not turn the complaint total into a score.

What owners reported

System named most often: Fuel system 180 complaints · 34.8% of the file

Crashes, fires, injuries and deaths in those filings:

Crashes 6
Fires 0
Injuries 3
Deaths 0

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Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

Which systems owners named

Share of owner complaints filed against each vehicle system. These shares are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold.

“Unclassified NHTSA leftover” is not a car part. It is a filing bucket and always sits last.

View component data as a table

System / Component	Complaints	Share of Reports	Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
Fuel system (FUEL SYSTEM)	180	34.8%	2 crashes · 0 fires
Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN)	158	30.5%	0 crashes · 0 fires
Engine (ENGINE)	91	17.6%	0 crashes · 0 fires
Airbags (AIR BAGS)	24	4.6%	1 crashes · 0 fires
Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM)	12	2.3%	0 crashes · 0 fires
Suspension (SUSPENSION)	6	1.2%	1 crashes · 0 fires
Steering (STEERING)	5	1.0%	0 crashes · 0 fires
Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES)	4	0.8%	1 crashes · 0 fires
Cruise / speed control (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL)	4	0.8%	0 crashes · 0 fires
Unclassified NHTSA leftover	164	31.7%	3 crashes · 0 fires

NHTSA Consumer Complaints, NHTSA Safety Recalls, and NHTSA Defect Investigations Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

When reports and recalls showed up

When owners filed reports, and when recall campaigns showed up.

Campaign 10E019000 was reported 216 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.

View timeline records as a table

Date	Record type	Count	Record identifier
2007-Q1	Owner reports	1
2007-Q2	Owner reports	1
2007-Q3	Owner reports	2
2007-Q4	Owner reports	1
2008-Q1	Owner reports	3
2008-Q2	Owner reports	2
2008-Q3	Owner reports	2
2008-Q4	Owner reports	4
2009-Q1	Owner reports	4
2009-Q2	Owner reports	3
2009-Q3	Owner reports	3
2009-Q4	Owner reports	6
2010-Q1	Owner reports	16
2010-Q2	Owner reports	25
2010-Q3	Owner reports	26
2010-Q4	Owner reports	8
2011-Q1	Owner reports	6
2011-Q2	Owner reports	5
2011-Q3	Owner reports	3
2011-Q4	Owner reports	6
2012-Q1	Owner reports	7
2012-Q2	Owner reports	3
2012-Q3	Owner reports	8
2012-Q4	Owner reports	17
2013-Q1	Owner reports	14
2013-Q2	Owner reports	25
2013-Q3	Owner reports	14
2013-Q4	Owner reports	13
2014-Q1	Owner reports	15
2014-Q2	Owner reports	19
2014-Q3	Owner reports	13
2014-Q4	Owner reports	13
2015-Q1	Owner reports	10
2015-Q2	Owner reports	24
2015-Q3	Owner reports	12
2015-Q4	Owner reports	16
2016-Q1	Owner reports	13
2016-Q2	Owner reports	12
2016-Q3	Owner reports	16
2016-Q4	Owner reports	11
2017-Q1	Owner reports	6
2017-Q2	Owner reports	12
2017-Q3	Owner reports	8
2017-Q4	Owner reports	8
2018-Q1	Owner reports	7
2018-Q2	Owner reports	7
2018-Q3	Owner reports	7
2018-Q4	Owner reports	7
2019-Q1	Owner reports	2
2019-Q2	Owner reports	6
2019-Q3	Owner reports	12
2020-Q1	Owner reports	4
2020-Q2	Owner reports	3
2020-Q3	Owner reports	3
2020-Q4	Owner reports	3
2021-Q1	Owner reports	4
2021-Q2	Owner reports	3
2021-Q3	Owner reports	5
2022-Q2	Owner reports	1
2022-Q4	Owner reports	1
2023-Q1	Owner reports	2
2023-Q2	Owner reports	1
2023-Q4	Owner reports	1
2024-Q1	Owner reports	1
2024-Q3	Owner reports	2
Dec 2008	Recall campaign	1	08V690000
May 2010	Recall campaign	1	10E019000
Jun 2012	Defect investigation	1	DP12004

NHTSA Safety Recalls Snapshot 2026-09-06 Open source record

Safety Recalls (2)

Official campaigns. Each one says what could go wrong and what the dealer was told to fix.

In short, these campaigns were filed about Airbags and Suspension.

Recall campaign 08V690000

Airbags

Report date

Dec 29, 2008

Component:

Airbags (AIR BAGS)

Consequence:

THIS ISSUE COULD RESULT IN THE NON-DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAGS IN A CRASH, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.

Remedy:

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT CZS WITH A REDESIGNED SENSOR. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 26, 2009. OWNERS IN THE OTHER STATES WILL RECEIVE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THE SENSOR TO 10 YEARS. THESE OWNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE WARRANTY EXTENSION BY MAIL AND WILL RECEIVE A STICKER TO PLACE IN THEIR WARRANTY BOOKLET EXPLAINING THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

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Recall campaign 10E019000

Suspension

Report date

May 20, 2010

Component:

Suspension (SUSPENSION)

Consequence:

IF THE COLLAR WELD SEPARATES, THE VEHICLE HANDLING WILL DETERIORATE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy:

NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE ANY AFFECTED LOWER LINK FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 12, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

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NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

What owners actually wrote

Short excerpts from the public NHTSA file. Look for the same symptom repeating.

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot 2026-09-07

Showing 10 of 518 complaints · page 1 of 21

2024-07-05Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN)

NHTSA ODI 11599189

CrashFireInjuryDeath

In December 2023 I noticed a bad discoloration of the coolant in my 2007 Nissan Frontier. I took the truck to the local Nissan dealership and had them flush the coolant system. There were no warning lamps or messages. There were no other symptoms or problems prior to that. Receipt available for this service. Then in May 2023 the transmission began shifting extremely hard. Upon checking the coolant it was the consistency of strawberry milkshake. The truck was taken to a local transmission shop and they rebuilt the transmission assembly along with replacing the radiator and flushing the system. This work was completed June 3, 2024. Receipt is available for this service. With continuing to see the coolant have a consistency of strawberry milkshake, I reached out to the local Nissan dealership for them to tell me there had been a recall for this. Upon doing further research, I have learned there actually wasn't a recall but an extended warranty offered that Nissan did not willingly let owners know about. $4,500.00 later I still have the same problem I started with and am fearful this truck will fail as I'm driving on the highway and am concerned about my safety. Nissan knew when they flushed the coolant in December 2023 of this problem and said nothing. Vehicle is available for inspection upon request.

2024-07-01Airbags (AIR BAGS)

NHTSA ODI 11597906

CrashFireInjuryDeath

The contact owns a 2007 Nissan Frontier. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: NHTSA Campaign Number: 23E012000 (Air Bags) and would like to be removed from the recall distribution list. The local dealer and manufacturer were contacted.

2024-02-27Airbags (AIR BAGS)

NHTSA ODI 11574296

CrashFireInjuryDeath

Two weeks ago I received a recall for an airbag emblem issue for my vehicle. I set an appointment and in the time leading up to my appointment the airbag warning sensor came on. When I went in for the recall they repaired the recall but the warning light did not go off. They stated that there are two issues with my airbag the emblem was not the cause of the sensor going off. They claim it is the airbag module. They would not cover that repair even though the emblem led to the airbag module going bad. This is the second airbag recall on airbags( previous was in 2008). The cost for an airbag module is over $1000 and I find that unacceptable.

2023-10-16Unclassified NHTSA leftover

NHTSA ODI 11550212

CrashFireInjuryDeath

REAR FRAME RUSTING BY LEAF SPRING . NOT VERY SAFE TO DRIVE . IT'S KNOWN FOR THE FRAME TO RUST BUT HAVE NOT MADE A RECALL YET.

2023-05-18Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN)

NHTSA ODI 11522711

CrashFireInjuryDeath

Radiator coolant leaked into transmission after125,000 miles

2023-03-24Airbags (AIR BAGS)

NHTSA ODI 11513605

CrashFireInjuryDeath

The contact owns a 2007 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The contact later received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21E012000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was unknown. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

2023-01-31Suspension (SUSPENSION)

NHTSA ODI 11504674

CrashFireInjuryDeath

Car accident put at risk to not be safe and defend myself with no air bag malfunction body suspension up to 4 car incident in major intersection. No warning lamps that appeared.

2022-12-01Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN)

NHTSA ODI 11495641

CrashFireInjuryDeath

The radiator cracked, leaking water in to the transmission cooler, causing contamination of the transmission fluid. The caused the transmission to instantly malfunction, ruining all internal electronic parts. No warning signs, service lights, etc. before the transmission was damaged. Transmission repair shop says this is very common and is going to cost $3900 to repair the vehicle.

2022-05-27Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN)

NHTSA ODI 11466328

CrashFireInjuryDeath

This is known problem you refused to force Nissan to recall. At a minimum Nissan should have been required to notify owners of the problem. They did not. My radiator has failed allowing coolant to mix with the transmission fluid destroying the transmission. I have 96,000 miles on my vehicle. I would have gladly paid out of pocket to replace the defective radiator to save the transmission, but since I was not notified of the problem, now I have to potentially replace the transmission.

2021-09-23Engine (ENGINE)

NHTSA ODI 11434045

CrashFireInjuryDeath

Symptoms began as random hard shifts, then progressed to a sudden loss of power and high rpms. If the vehicle was turned off and on, the transmission would engage and you could drive a couple hundred feet before it began slipping again. I used this tactic of turning it off and on again to get the vehicle off of the highway. Vehicle has not been sent to shop as of yet. Taking a turn, my Nissan Frontier 2007 suddenly stops right in the middle of the street causing traffic jam, I was lucky enough not to be t-boned with my kids seating on the back. Nissan knew about is but never advised costumers about it to open a recall campaign. Need help with this. Truck was bought brand new at the dealer.

Frequently asked questions

What are the most common problems on the 2007 Nissan Frontier?

Owners named Fuel system most often — 180 of 518 reports (35%). That is the NHTSA file, not a diagnosis of every vehicle.

Are there recalls for the 2007 Nissan Frontier?

NHTSA lists 2 safety recall campaigns. They were filed about Airbags and Suspension. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov; a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific vehicle.

What should I inspect before buying a 2007 Nissan Frontier?

Look up the VIN for open recalls. Check for fuel smell, leaks and whether it starts and idles cleanly. Then skim owner filings for the same symptom and take that list to a mechanic.

Does a high complaint count mean I should skip this year?

No. Counts are reports people chose to file and they are not adjusted for sales volume. YearTell does not publish scores or a list of years to skip. Inspect the vehicle.

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NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

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