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2013 Nissan Frontier: raw data

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vehicle2013 / nissan / frontier
known issues5 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-05)
complaints48 on file (2013-11-15 → 2026-03-16)
recalls1
investigations0
fars43 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Transmission fails to engage gearPOWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER4 complaints2015-04 → 2023-01frontier-2013-transmission-shift-engagement
  • 10704435 TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WILL NOT GO INTO DRIVE DRIVER AND VEHICLE WERE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. MULTIPLE DOCUMENTED FAILURES FOR THIS SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. *TR
  • 11047102 THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE FROM NEUTRAL. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF HOLDING IT IN DRIVE, I MANAGED TO GET IT TO MOVE FORWARD. THEN, I COULD NOT GET IT OUT OF DRIVE. IT ONLY MOVED FORWARD. THE PROBLEM FIX IS DESCRIBED IN THIS YOUTUBE VIDEO PERFECTLY
Air bag warning light illuminationAIR BAGS7 complaints2015-11 → 2026-03frontier-2013-airbag-warning-light
  • 11588084 Air bag light will not go off. Afraid will deploy. Dealer no problem just censor. Did not have part to fix
  • 11112507 TAKATA RECALL. DASH LIGHT FOR AIR BAG FLASHES WHILE DRIVING WITH OR WITHOUT SOMEONE IN PASSENGER SEAT. WHEN STARTING VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN STARTS FLASHES.DID NOT TAKE TO GARAGE YET
Side air bag deployment without impactAIR BAGS3 complaints2015-05 → 2017-08frontier-2013-side-airbag-deployment-no-impact
  • 10724701 MY SIDE IMPACT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH NO IMPACT - NO REASON IN MARCH OF 2014. SAME EXACT THING OCCURRED AGAIN IN NOVEMBER OF 2014. NISSAN TOOK RESPONSIBILITY + HAD ITEMS REPAIRED, BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT WHY THIS IS REPEATEDLY HAPPENING + I'M AFRAID OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN!
  • 11013084 THE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOY TOO EASILY IN FRONTIER TRUCKS, ALL WITHOUT NEED OF A CRASH NISSAN WON'T COVER THE DAMAGES UNDER WARRANTY AND REFUSES TO REIMBURSE OWNERS WHO MUST PAY OUT-OF-POCKET FOR REPAIRS. NISSAN DOES HAVE A PROGRAM TO REPROGRAM THE AIR BAG DIAGNOSIS SENSOR UNIT BUT
Unintended acceleration after pedal inputVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL4 complaints2014-04 → 2015-05frontier-2013-unintended-acceleration
  • 10596112 I WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT APPROXIMATELY 15 20 MILES PER HOUR, I APPLIED THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN TO AN APPROPRIATE SPEED IN ORDER TO GO AROUND A CORNER, THE TRUCK THEN ACCELERATED CAUSING ME TO JUMP THE CURB AND HIT THE MAIL BOXES. THE TRUCK ACCELERATED TO APPROX. 30-40 MPH
  • 10575618 2013 NISSAN FRONTIER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE INTERMITTENT ACCELERATION PROBLEMS AT LOW SPEED. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE INCIDENT WOULD HAPPEN, WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE AND THEN STALL. *JB
Electrical wiring failure with smoke or fireELECTRICAL SYSTEM3 complaints2015-04 → 2019-10frontier-2013-electrical-wiring-fire-risk
  • 10703192 YESTERDAY WHILE RUNNING ERRANDS MY FRONTIER BURST INTO FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE SEEMED TO INNITIATE FROM THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD. *TR
  • 11150935 I HAVE ISSUES WITH THE POSTIVE TERMINAL COMING LOSE ON MY NISSAN FRONTIER ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS. ONE WAS WHILE DRIVING. MY SAFETY AND OTHERS HAVE BEEN PUT AT RISK DUE TO NISSANS LOOSE CABLE. I ALMOST HIT A FAMILY OF FOUR WITH MY TRUCK

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
482013-11-152026-03-1651AIR BAGS:15; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:8; POWER TRAIN:6; UNKNOWN OR OTHER:6; SEAT BELTS:5

Recalls all years →

campaign_numberreport_received_datecomponentsummaryconsequenceremedy
14V05200012/02/2014ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERSNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2012 through 2014 Frontier vehicles manufactured from November 28, 2012, through December 17, 2013. In the affected vehicles, a circuit breaker may have been installed incorrectly causing the main wire harness connected to the circuit breaker to face outward, potentially contacting a metal bolt located on the A-pillar.The bolt may wear through the wire harness covering, resulting in an electrical short which could cause a fire.Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the circuit breaker orientation. If the circuit breaker orientation is incorrect, dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. The recall began on March 17, 2014. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

crash_yearsoccupant_deathsmatch_typevpic_recovered
2010-202443legacy-code0

FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.

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Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 2013 Nissan Frontier vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2013/nissan/frontier
@misc{wrenchpro_2013_nissan_frontier_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2013 Nissan Frontier},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2013/nissan/frontier}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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