1998 Nissan Frontier problems
Owners have filed 146 complaints about the 1998 Nissan Frontier with NHTSA. Tires account for 17.1% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of electrical system at 16.4%.
Complaints146
Crashes14
Fires0
Injuries14
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Tires 17.1% · 25
Electrical system 16.4% · 24
Suspension 13.0% · 19
Air bags 8.2% · 12
Engine and engine cooling 6.8% · 10
Power train 6.2% · 9
Seat belts 5.5% · 8
Fuel system, gasoline 2.7% · 4
Severity
Of those complaints, 14 describe a crash and 14 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 11 model years of the Nissan Frontier in this data, 1998 draws comparatively few complaints; 2006 is the outlier year.
Filings have fallen off, 4 in the last three years against 9 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 110,000 miles.
In owners' own words
While driving, consumer stated that the left rear firestone wilderness ht (p195/75r14 dot# wzkanna128)tire blew out, as the vehicle spun around, the other 3 firestone wilderness ht (p19575r14 dot # wzkanna1z8) tires delayered apart and flattened out causing the vehicle to slam into a guardrail, vehicle had over $3300 dollars worth of damage, one person was damaged in the accident. Tires
Pe00 020; consumer was traveling about 65mph on highway and heard rubber hitting up against vehicle. Left rear tire tread separated. He pulled over and changed the tire. Tires were firestone wilderness #at, size p156516 r15. There were no injuries. *Ak firestone wilderness at p215/65/r15 Tires
Pe00020; original equipment on a Nissan fronteer pick up 1998. While driving right back tire blewout. There were 1294 miles on the tire. *Ak the tread rolled off into pieces followed by blow out of the tire into numerous pieces. The dealer says something on the road caused it. Tires
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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