| Issue ID | 1210511 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10749003 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | FRONTIER |
| Model Year | 2012 |
| File date | 10/08/15 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I noticed a leak in the rear end of my 2012 frontier, coming from the rack & pinion seal. I purchased the extended warranty on the vehicle. It turns out that a breather/screen had rusted and caused pressure to build, causing the seal to leak. I brought it to my local nissan service center and they refused to repair it under warranty, saying that nissan considers it "environmental causes". I know of other makes and models that go 100,000 or 200,000+ miles without read end issues. I have talked to other frontier owners and found that they have had similar issues, with as little as 13,000 miles and trucks only 2 years old. I feel that this is a design flaw and nissan should repair this defect under warranty. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 61600 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | GRANITEVILLE, VT |
| VIN pattern | 1N6AD0EV8CCXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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