1998 Nissan Frontier: Reliability Data
When Do Complaints Happen?
Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.
What Fails?
Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.
Severity Assessment
Sample Complaint Reports
"RECALL 98V-065000, FRONT LAP SEAT BELTS. THE DEALER HAS NO PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WORK TO BE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONSUMER MAKES AN APPOINTMENT AND GETS THERE AND VEHICLE CANNOT BE REPAIRED. *AK"
"RECALL 98V-064000. WHEN AN APPOINTMENT IS MADE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE, THE DEALER DOES NOT HAVE ANY OF THE PARTS TO REPAIR/REMEDY THE PROBLEM. DEALER CANNOT TELL THE CONSUMER WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. *AK"
"THE TRUCK SHAKES AND SHIMMIES AND PULLS TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER. IT'S A INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT MAY BE DUE TO A MISALIGNED REAR END."
Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.
When Were Complaints Filed?
Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.
When Does Each Component Fail?
Median mileage at complaint for top components.
Where Are Complaints Coming From?
Top states by complaint count.
Who Files Complaints?
Nissan Frontier — Other Years
See how this model compares across different model years.
Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.
Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.
Data through: 2026-03-28
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