IllustrationPARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY MANAGED TO BIND BETWEEN AXLE AND BRAKE ROTOR CAUSING CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. RIGHT REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING VERY NEARLY CAUSING A CRASH. PHOTO IS FROM INVESTIGATION
2015 Nissan Frontier
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2015 Nissan Frontier do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 64.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 19 of 33 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 10 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Structure. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
2 crash reports1 fire reports2 injury reports
Service Brakes complaints
2 reportsBRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL PLACEMENTS AND OPERATION ARE DANGEROUS. THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSES TOO FAR BEFORE ENGAGING THE BRAKES AND IS TOO CLOSE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO WORK WITH THIS BRAKING CHARACTERISTIC. A BOOT OR WIDE SHOE CAN OVERHANG THE EDGE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ENGAGE THE ACCELERATOR BEFORE BRAKING BECOMES EFFE…
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BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL PLACEMENTS AND OPERATION ARE DANGEROUS. THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSES TOO FAR BEFORE ENGAGING THE BRAKES AND IS TOO CLOSE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO WORK WITH THIS BRAKING CHARACTERISTIC. A BOOT OR WIDE SHOE CAN OVERHANG THE EDGE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ENGAGE THE ACCELERATOR BEFORE BRAKING BECOMES EFFECTIVE. THE ENGINE RACES, YOU PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL HARDER, DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR MORE, RACING THE ENGINE EVEN MORE... ONCE THE CYCLE STARTS YOU MUST USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE OR THROW IT INTO NEUTRAL TO PREVENT FORWARD MOTION. THEN FINALLY TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE 'BRAKE' -WHICH ALSO RELEASES THE ACCELERATOR. THE BRAKES NEED TO ENGAGE BEFORE THEY DEPRESS TO THE SAME PLANE AS THE ACCELERATOR.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.