IllustrationTHE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65-70 MPH, AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK'S REAR END. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
2000 Nissan Frontier
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Frontier years
Owner complaints for the 2000 Nissan Frontier are substantially higher than the model-year median of 64.
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
70–25K
1125–50K
1850–75K
1275–100K
22100–150K
14150K+
84 reports with mileage · 105 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Tires. Review the 30 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 26 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Suspension. Review the 22 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
17 crash reports4 fire reports6 injury reports
Tires complaints
30 reportsTREAD SEPERATED ON MY VEHICLE WHILE ON THE FREEWAY,RESULTING IN $4,000.00 OF DAMAGE TO VEHICLE,OVER $3,000.00 IN LOST EARNINGS.AFTER PICKING UP MY TRUCK FROM BODY SHOP,EXACTLY ONE WEEK LATER A SECOND TIRE FROM THE SET (B.F. GOODRICH LONG TRAIL 265/75/R15) EXPLODED WHILE ON THE FREEWAY IT WASNT A SEPERATION ,THE SIDEWALL LITERALL…
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TREAD SEPERATED ON MY VEHICLE WHILE ON THE FREEWAY,RESULTING IN $4,000.00 OF DAMAGE TO VEHICLE,OVER $3,000.00 IN LOST EARNINGS.AFTER PICKING UP MY TRUCK FROM BODY SHOP,EXACTLY ONE WEEK LATER A SECOND TIRE FROM THE SET (B.F. GOODRICH LONG TRAIL 265/75/R15) EXPLODED WHILE ON THE FREEWAY IT WASNT A SEPERATION ,THE SIDEWALL LITERALLY BLEW OUT AROUND THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFRENCE.
THE RIGHT REAR TIRE ON MY 2000 NISSAN TRUCK THE TREAD CAME OFF BUT THE TIRE DID NOT GO FLAT BUT WHEN IT CAME OFF IT BENT UP THE BED ON ONE SIDE. I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH BOUND ON I 17 MILE POST 217 THE TRUCK HAS 45000 MILE ON IT AD THE TIRES. *JB
FIRESTONE TIRE ON DRIVERS SIDE REAR BLEW OUT AND TREAD CAME OFF AND DAMAGED UNDERSIDE OF REAR FENDER. I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON INTERSTATE 75 IN FLORIDA NEAR WHITE SPRINGS EXIT. I WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 70 AND 75 MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND MY TRUCK BEGAN TO SWAY. I LOOKED IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR TO SEE ABOUT A 4' PIECE OF TR…
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FIRESTONE TIRE ON DRIVERS SIDE REAR BLEW OUT AND TREAD CAME OFF AND DAMAGED UNDERSIDE OF REAR FENDER. I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON INTERSTATE 75 IN FLORIDA NEAR WHITE SPRINGS EXIT. I WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 70 AND 75 MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND MY TRUCK BEGAN TO SWAY. I LOOKED IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR TO SEE ABOUT A 4' PIECE OF TREAD FLYING THROUGH THE AIR BEHIND ME.*JB
THE TIRE TREAD CAME OFF THE TIRE FRONT AND BACK ON DRIVERS SIDE CAUSING ME TO GO OUT OF CONTROL AND DAMAGE TO MY DRIVER 'S SIDE LEAVING ME WITH OUT A VEHICLE FOUR MONTHS. DT
WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPEN A PART OF THE TIRE CAME APART AND IT DAMAGE THE BODY AND THE GASOLINE TANK FIXTURE.MY TWO SONS WERE WITH ME AT THE TIME.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEWOUT, CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OF THE ROAD. FIRESTONE AND DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. POR FAVOR DE NUMERO DE LLANTA Y EL NUMERO DEL DOT. *AK
B.F. GOODRICH, RADIAL LONG TRAIL T/A TIRES P235/70R15, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, NISSAN, FRONTIER WITH 18000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH LEFT REAR SIDEWALL SEPARATED FROM TREAD ALL THE WAY AROUND. NO ACCIDENT.*AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT PART OF THE TIRE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE TIRE TREAD DESIGN AND THE GR…
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B.F. GOODRICH, RADIAL LONG TRAIL T/A TIRES P235/70R15, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, NISSAN, FRONTIER WITH 18000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH LEFT REAR SIDEWALL SEPARATED FROM TREAD ALL THE WAY AROUND. NO ACCIDENT.*AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT PART OF THE TIRE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE TIRE TREAD DESIGN AND THE GROOVED FREEWAY SURFACE, AT 65 MPH WITH PROPER TIRE INFLATION PRESSURE THE TRUCK VIBRATES BADLY, THE CONSUMER IS UNAWARE THAT THE TIRE IS LOSING PRESSURE UNTIL THE TIRE BLEWOUT THE SIDEWALL. *NLM
CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE IS AT ALLSTAR NISSAN IN BATON ROUGE,LA AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT IT WAS A FAULTY TIRE AND WAS ONE OF THE BRANDS THAT WAS RECALLED. *AK (TIRESIZE: HT21565R15)
I WAS DRIVING ALONE AT FREEWAY SPEED OF 65MPH, WHEN IT FELT LIKE I HAD HIT A STRONG WIND, BUT THE TREES AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WERE NOT MOVING, SO I STARTED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY, WHEN THE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE ENTIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT OF THE TIRE. I HAVE A PHOTO OF THE TIRE. NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT THE RIM IS PRE…
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I WAS DRIVING ALONE AT FREEWAY SPEED OF 65MPH, WHEN IT FELT LIKE I HAD HIT A STRONG WIND, BUT THE TREES AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WERE NOT MOVING, SO I STARTED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY, WHEN THE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE ENTIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT OF THE TIRE. I HAVE A PHOTO OF THE TIRE. NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT THE RIM IS PRETTY TORN UP.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2VFNNA199 TIRESIZE: P21565R159)
Official recalls
304V230000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump
May 24, 2004
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH SIX CYLINDER ENGINES AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH FOUR OR SIX CYLINDER ENGINES, THE FUEL PUMP TERMINAL ON THE FUEL-SENDING UNIT CAN DEVELOP A CRACK IN THE PLASTIC MOLDING. THIS CAN CAUSE THE TERMINAL STRIP TO CORRODE UNDER SOME ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF CORROSION OCCURS, THE TERMINAL STRIP COULD EVENTUALLY BREAK CAUSING THE FUEL PUMP TO STOP OPERATION. THIS WILL RESULT IN NOT BEING ABLE TO START THE ENGINE OR CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH CAN RESULT IN A CRASH.
Remedy: IN THE FOLLOWING STATES, DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL-SENDING UNIT. THESE STATES ARE CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, TENNESSEE, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. IN THE OTHER STATES, THE DEALER WILL INSPECT THE FUEL PUMP TERMINAL ON THE SENDING UNIT FOR CORROSION. IF CORROSION IS PRESENT, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE UNIT. IF THERE IS NOT CORROSION, THE DEALER WILL APPLY SEALANT TO THE TERMINAL HOUSING TO HELP PREVENT CORROSION IN THE FUTURE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 28, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
00V288000 · Power Train:automatic Transmission
Oct 2, 2000
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 102, "TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER SEQUENCE, STARTER INTERLOCK, AND TRANSMISSION BRAKING EFFECT. " THESE VEHICLES COULD HAVE A SHIFT CABLE LOCK PLATE THAT IS TOO BRITTLE AND CAN BREAK. THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER AND THE "PRNDL" INDICATOR MAY MOVE, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, THE TRANSMISSION COULD SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION, BUT THE GEAR INDICATED ON THE DISPLAY MAY DIFFER FROM THE GEAR ENGAGED IN THE TRANSMISSION.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE DRIVER SELECTS 'DRIVE' AND THE TRANSMISSION IS ACTUALLY IN 'REVERSE', A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE LOCK PLATE.
99V347002 · Exterior Lighting:tail Lights
Dec 20, 1999
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINIVANS AND LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS. THE TAIL LIGHT SOCKET MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY MOLDED, RESULTING IN THE LOCKING TAB HAVING INSUFFICIENT FORCE TO RETAIN THE BULB.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE BULB FALLS OUT OF THE SOCKET, THE BRAKE OR TAIL LAMP FUNCTION CANNOT OCCUR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TAIL LAMP SOCKETS.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.