What 33 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Nissan Frontier

BF GOODRICH RADIAL LONG TRAIL T/A TIRE DOT AP72FD313914 WITH 2000 MILES ON IT ON A BRAND NEW NISSAN FRONTIER CREW CAB SHORT BED PICKUP TRUCK HAS RUBBER COMING OFF OF THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. CONTACT MICHELIN ABOUT THE PROBLEM WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO A MICHELIN DEALER AND HAVE THEM WRITE UP A REPORT TO SEND TO MICHELIN. CAN NOT GET COSTCO TO WRITE THE REPORT AS THEY DON'T BELIEVE THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG WITH RUBBER COMING OFF OF THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE.

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CHILD SEAT LATCH RESTRAINT SYSTEM DESIGN IS FAULTY FOR CREW CAB MODELS. THE ANTI TILT ATTACHMENT POINT IS LOW BEHIND THE SEATBACK ON THE NISSAN FRONTIER CREW CAB. TO ATTACH THE STRAP YOU MUST TILT THE SEATBACK FORWARD. YOU CANNOT ADEQUATELY TIGHTEN THE STRAP ON MOST CAR SEATS, SINCE ATTEMPTING TO DO SO CAUSES THE SEATBACK TO RETURN TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION AND YOU CANNOT COMPLETELY TIGHTEN THE STRAP BEFORE HAVING TO REMOVE YOUR HAND. IF THE EXCESS STRAP IS LONG ENOUGH, THE CHILD SEAT BECOMES PERMANENTLY MOUNTED, BECAUSE, THEN, YOU CANNOT TILT THE SEATBACK FORWARD TO ACCESS THE STRAP TENSION-RELEASE MECHANISM.

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A BURNING OR HOT COMPONENT ODOR OCCURRED ON A LONG TRIP WITH THE A/C SET TO AUTOMATIC CONTROL AT 74 F WITH OUTSIDE TEMPS IN THE 80'S. THE HEAT "ODOR" WAS TRACKED TO A SECTION APPROX 2 INCHES SQUARE OF THE A/C DUCTS UNDER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT APPEARS TO BE A POINT NEAR A MOTOR OR HOT SIDE OF THE EXCHANGE COIL. THE SURFACE OF THE DUCT APPEARED TO BE HOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE BLISTERING IF SKIN WERE HELD IN CONTACT FOR AN EXTENDED DURATION. A BAREFOOT PASSENGER FALLING ASLEEP COULD RECEIVE A BURN. IF CARGO OR A PURSE PREVENTS AIR FROM CIRCULATING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE DUCT, IT IS UNKNOWN IF IT COULD GET HOT ENOUGH TO IGNITE COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FAILING TO DETECT THE PASSENGER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE PASSENGER HAD SCOLIOSIS AND THE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTED UNEVENLY WHEN SEATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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I SENT A COMPLAINT ONCE. HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM YOU YET. THIS TRUCK WAS PURCHASED ON MARCH 6TH, 2015 AND DELIVERED ON MARCH 8TH, 2015 WITH MFG DEFECTS AND NISSAN REFUSES TO STAND BY THEIR WARRANTY AND REPLACE, REFUND, OR FIX THE PROBLEMS. ONE IS UNABLE TO BE FIXED AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A LEMON IN OREGON. THE TRUCK BED IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT BY 9MM. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAS A LARGER GAP BETWEEN THE CAB AND BED THAN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAS A 1 INCH GAP THAT DOES NOT BELONG THERE IN THE FOLD BETWEEN THE BACK AND THE CUSHION. THIS IS UGLY AND DOES NOT MATCH THE PASSENGER SEAT. THESE ARE BOTH NOTICEABLE FLAWS BY THE NAKED EYE, VEHICLES ARE BEING SOLD WHICH ARE OUT OF ALIGNMENT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY AND MANUFACTURE DEFECT. DEFECTS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE COVERED BY WARRANTY AND NISSAN REFUSES TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES OR BUY BACK THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE ALSO RUSTING PARTS ON UNDERCARRIAGE, AND WAS A LEAK IN THE REAR DOOR SEAT BELT CHAMBER WHICH HAD STAINED THE SEAT BELT, AND THERE WAS GLUE APPLIED AT DEALER TO CORRECT THE LEAK ONLY THEY LIED ABOUT FIXING IT SO THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE STAINED SEAT BELT. YOU CAN SEE THE GLUE. *TR

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NISSAN HAS FAILED TO DO AN INLINE LASER RADAR INSPECTION, OR PROPER INSPECTIONS ON SOME ASSEMBLY OF ITS TRUCKS. I PURCHASED A DEFECTIVE FRONTIER KING CAB S AUTOMATIC AND NISSAN HAS NOT YET AGREED TO TAKE IT BACK. THE TRUCK BED OR CAB IS OFF BY 9MM OR MORE. BOLTS AND WELDS WERE NOT PROPERLY ALIGNED DURING ASSEMBLY AND NOR WERE CHECKED FOR QUALITY AND CONSISTENCY AFTER ASSEMBLY AND THEN SOLD TO CONSUMERS WITH FAULTS AS THERE ARE SEVERAL OF THESE TRUCKS OUT THERE WITH THIS DEFECT. I FOUND 2 AT ANOTHER DEALER WHICH WERE FREE FROM THIS DEFECT. THAT IS THE VEHICLE I WANTED. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 60MPG OR LESS, THERE IS A SHAKE OR IMBALANCE IN THE STEERING, AND NEEDS CONSTANT ADJUSTMENT. IT SEEMS TO VEER OFF TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS IN A STRAIGHT POSITION.THIS COULD BE CAUSED BY THE WHOLE TRUCK BEING OUT OF ALIGNMENT OR EVEN JUST THE TRUCK BED. AFTER REPORTING IT TO NISSAN, THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE SERVICE SHOP AND HAVE IT DOCUMENTED. IT WAS REPORTED TO ME THAT IN THEIR DATABASE THIS CROOKED BED HAS COME UP AND THEY ATTEMPTED TO BUT WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR IT.I WAS TOLD DISASSEMBLING THE BODY OF A VEHICLE IS NOT ONLY DANGEROUS BUT IS DAMAGING, SO THEY TOLD ME THIS IS HOW NISSAN MAKES THEM, NOTHING THEY CAN DO. BUT SINCE THEN I FOUND SOME WITHOUT FLAWS, SO WHAT HE SAID IS NOT TRUE. MY TRUCK'S DRIVER SIDE HAS A LARGE GAP BETWEEN THE BACK OF THE CAB AND THE TRUCK BED 9MM OFF. THE CAB DOOR ON MY TRUCK LEAKED WATER INTO THE SEAT BELT CHAMBER, SOAKING AND STAINING THE SEAT BELT, AND ALSO HAS A DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S SEAT WHICH HAS A ONE INCH GAP BETWEEN THE CHAIR BACK AND SEAT CUSHION. THIS IS NOT NORMAL ON OTHER EXACT MODELS I LOOKED AT AND PHOTOGRAPHED. THIS IS NOT THE WAY THE ENGINEERS DESIGNED THIS MODEL OF TRUCKS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE DRIVER SEAT DEFECT ALSO IS SIMPLY HOW NISSAN DESIGNED IT ANOTHER LIE. RUST IS ALSO AN ISSUE. *TR

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THE TRUCK HAS AN INSUFFICIENT HEATER FOR THE NORTH EAST'S COLD WEATHER. THE ENGINE WARMS UP QUICKLY, WITHIN 2 MILES. THE HEAT OUTPUT AT CHEST LEVEL TAKES AS MUCH AS 10-15 MINUTES IF NIGHT TIME TEMPS WERE LESS THAN 20 DEGREES F. AT THAT POINT. IT TAKES LONGER AT THE FLOOR LEVEL NO MATTER WHAT POSITION THE CONTROLS ARE IN. I FOUND THAT THE FLOOR LEVEL INDICATOR HEAT ALSO EXITS AT THE DEFROSTER AND THE OUTSIDE CHEST LEVEL VENTS. THIS LEAVES PAINFUL COLD AT THE FLOOR LEVEL FOR MORE THAN 20 MINUTES. ALL THIS IS MAXIMUM EFFORT FOR THE HEATER. THIS IS A HEALTH ISSUE FOR ME AS A DIABETIC WITH LEG BLOOD FLOW PROBLEMS AND RESULTANT VARICOSE VEINS. IS THIS A RESULT OF A RULING? I HAVE NOT FOUND ONE ON YOUR SITE. THANKS FOR THE HELP, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW NISSAN FRONTIER 2015 AT THE STERLING MCCALL NISSAN DEALERSHIP. I NOTICED THAT THE WHOLE BOTTOM TRUNK DOOR OF THE VEHICLE IS ROUGH AND THE PAINT IS FALLING OFF. I CONTACTED THEMBY E-MAILING THREE EMPLOYEES OF THE DEALERSHIP EXPLAINING MY CONCERN FOR THE TRUCKS DEFECTS BUT NOT ONE HAS REPLIED. *TR

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