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2018 Nissan Kicks Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2018 Nissan Kicks has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 1,228,830 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 154 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the unknown or other. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

BACK OVER PREVENTION 19V654000 2019-09-12 1,228,830 affected
Defect

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX80 vehicles. Additionally included are…

Consequence

The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Nissan will notify owners in phases, having dealers update the back-up camera settings software, free of charge. The recall began November 11, 2019 and all affected VINs should be activated. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or INFINITI customer service at 1-800-662-6200.

Complaints by component

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
26
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
22
ENGINE
20
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
15
SERVICE BRAKES
14
1crashes
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
12
1crashes
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
8
POWER TRAIN
8
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
4
STEERING
4
Total complaints154

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“2018 nissan kicks evap system has holes in it from freon that causes the freon to leak out. The required freon is contributing to the holes being made in the aluminum evap. It leaks out and the air blows hot. Is there any help with a recall or repair. I was quoted $4000 to fix. Possible lemon…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2026-05-04

“Vehicle experienced sudden engine stall/shutdown after warning indicators illuminated. While driving at low speed, the abs warning light, front collision warning light, and check engine light appeared. After placing the vehicle in park, the engine shut off unexpectedly. Vehicle would then restart…”

ENGINE · reported 2026-04-18

“The contact owns a 2018 nissan kicks. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle unexpectedly stalled and lost motive power, with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was restarted; however, the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken to the…”

ENGINE · reported 2026-04-07

“When put in park car started idling rough and then stalled. Engine light, collision warning light, and traction control light came on. Code scanned as a p0101 code.”

ENGINE · reported 2026-03-18

“When put in park car started idling rough and then stalled. Engine light, collision warning light, and traction control light came on. Code scanned as a p0101 code.”

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS · reported 2026-03-18

“Radio skips songs back and forth randomly, and now radio screen and buttons are block.”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2026-03-02

“Radio skips songs back and forth randomly, and now radio screen and buttons are block.”

VISIBILITY/WIPER · reported 2026-03-02

“Radio skips songs back and forth randomly, and now radio screen and buttons are block.”

LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST · reported 2026-03-02
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2018 Nissan Kicks as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.