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2022 Nissan Frontier transmission problems

The 2022 Nissan Frontier has 24 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 13% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

24

Transmission complaints

13%

Share of year

4

Crash-involved

2

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

Frontier transmission complaints by model year264 complaints1998: 9 complaints1999: 13 complaints2000: 26 complaints2001: 8 complaints2002: 7 complaints2003: 8 complaints2004: 13 complaints2005: 264 complaints2006: 222 complaints2007: 224 complaints2008: 54 complaints2009: 8 complaints2010: 16 complaints2011: 9 complaints2012: 20 complaints2013: 6 complaints2014: 6 complaints2015: 5 complaints2016: 3 complaints2017: 6 complaints2018: 2 complaints2019: 7 complaints2020: 11 complaints2021: 4 complaints2022: 24 complaints2023: 12 complaints2024: 4 complaints2025: 1 complaints2026: 1 complaints
Frontier transmission complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

22V671000TransmissionSeptember 7, 2022 · 197,230 units

Defect

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Titan, 2020-2022 Frontier, and 2023 Z vehicles. The transmission parking pawl may not engage when the vehicle is shifted into park, which can result in a vehicle rollaway.

Consequence

A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Owners are advised to apply the parking brake every time they park their vehicle. Dealers will perform the applicable repairs below, free of charge: • Model Year 2020-2022 Frontier vehicles: reprogram Transmission Control Module (TCM) • Model Year 2020-2022 Titan vehicles: reprogram TCM and Engine Control Module (ECM) • Model Year 2023 Titan vehicles: reprogram TCM • Model Year 2023 Z vehicles: reprogram TCM. Owner notification letters were mailed October 28, 2022. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669.

22V457000TransmissionJune 24, 2022 · 180,176 units

Defect

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Frontier and Titan vehicles. The transmission parking pawl may not engage when the vehicle is shifted into park, which can result in a vehicle rollaway.

Consequence

A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Owners are advised to apply the parking brake every time they park their vehicle. Dealers will replace the transmission parking pawl pin, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 2022. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R22A2 R22A3.

What owners report

“Went on vacation 9-11-22, at the cabin neighbor call said the truck had rolled back into garage causing hood damage, received no notice at transmission recall, then it happen9-13-22 at place of employment lucky no one was injured. Transmission all of sudden start hunting for gear having hard time…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · September 11, 2022 · crash

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 2022 Nissan Frontier have?

NHTSA has 24 complaints about the 2022 Nissan Frontier transmission — 13% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2022 Nissan Frontier transmission?

Yes — 2 NHTSA recall campaigns for this model year are tied to the transmission: 22V457000, 22V671000.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.