Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2008 Nissan Xterra has 8 recalls, 119 complaints.
8
Recalls
119
Complaints
N/A
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
10E019000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN FRONT AND REAR LOWER LINKS, P/NOS. 54501ZQ00A, 54500ZQ00A, 551A1ZQ00A, 551A0ZQ00A , 54501EA00A, 54500EA00A, 551A1EA500, 55...
10V075000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 AND MODEL YEAR 2008 FRONTIER, XTERRA AND PATHFINDER VEHICLES. THE MOLDED FUEL TANK SHELLS CAN DEFORM, CAU...
08V045000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
NISSAN IS RECALLING 5,523 MY 2008 TITAN, FRONTIER AND XTERRA VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDA...
08V690000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NISSAN IS RECALLING 242,720 MY 2005-2009 PATHFINDER, FRONTIER AND XTERRA VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTI...
10V401000
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN VEHICLES THAT WERE EQUIPPED WITH A GARMIN NUVI MODEL 750 NAVIGATION SYSTEM. THE BATTERIES CONTAINED IN THE AFFECTED GPS U...
07V528000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM/VEHICLE DYNAMIC CONTROL (ABS/VDC) ACTUATOR IS DESIGNED WITH ONE BALL IN THE VALVE SECTION...
07E105000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
CERTAIN CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE ABS AND ESC CONTROL MODULES SOLD FOR INSTALLATION ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME OF THE HYDRAULIC VALVES IN THE ES...
23V067000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2008-2011 Titan, Frontier, Xterra, Pathfinder, Armada, and 2008-2009 Quest vehicles. The res...
Overall
Not Rated
Front Crash
Not Rated
Side Crash
Not Rated
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2008 Nissan Xterra 4-DR
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Xterra. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the conta... |
| Oct 19, 2023 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Xterra. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 2... |
| Oct 12, 2023 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Xterra. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 2... |
| Mar 1, 2023 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Xterra. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 2... |
| Mar 1, 2023 | AIR BAGS | The contact owned a 2008 Nissan XTerra. The contact's son was driving the vehicle at approximately 2... |
| Nov 1, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | driving and transfer case locked up sending me in to oncoming traffic and guardrail |
| Apr 12, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | A leak developed in the radiator that allowed engine coolant into the automatic transmission and vis... |
| Oct 9, 2021 | SERVICE BRAKES | The brake master cylinder failed multiple times, leaving the system in bypass mode. The resulting de... |
| Sep 1, 2021 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR | The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Xterra. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH and making a right tu... |
| Sep 29, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | THE RADIATOR HAS TAKEN IN FLUIDS FROM THE TRANSMISSION OR? THE RADIATOR FLUID APPEARS MILKY AND LOTI... |
| Jul 18, 2019 | ENGINE | COOLANT LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL |
| Jul 10, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED FAL... |
| Jul 9, 2019 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE CONTAC... |
| May 29, 2019 | AIR BAGS | AIRBAG LIGHT IS BLINKING. I'VE RESET THE ALERT AND THEN AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MINUTES, IT RETURNED... |
| May 18, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TURNS OFF. BLINKS. DOESN'T TURN ON UNLESS CAR IS RESTARTED. |
| Apr 9, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Total transmission and radiator failure. a dealership "fixed" the coolant contamination problem when... |
| Apr 1, 2019 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | THE VEHICLE KEEPS STALLING AND RUNNING ROUGH WHILE DRIVING AFTER NUMEROUS REPAIRS AND SEVERAL TRIPS ... |
| Mar 28, 2019 | ENGINE | VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION (HIGHWAY DRIVING). I BEGAN TO HEAR A WHINNING SOUND AT ANY RATE OF SPEED.THE S... |
| Mar 8, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SURGES AND SPUTTERS AND RPMS SKYROCKET AND THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND SH... |
| Mar 8, 2019 | AIR BAGS | AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES-DEALER SAID NEEDS NEW AIRBAG MODULE |