2020 Nissan Kicks Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2020 Nissan Kicks. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 179 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the forward collision avoidance. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
28
1crashes
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
25
1crashes
ENGINE
19
POWER TRAIN
17
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
13
1crashes
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
13
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
11
SERVICE BRAKES
10
2crashes1injuries
AIR BAGS
7
4crashes1injuries
LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING
6
Total complaints179

What owners report

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

“The vehicle's abs actuator (47660-5rw0d) failed and was replaced. Given the mileage was only 32,827, the component failed prematurely and was nowhere near the end of its lifetime expectancy. This indicates it was inherently defective from the factory. This premature failure presented a critical…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2026-05-30

“The vehicle's abs actuator (47660-5rw0d) failed and was replaced. Given the mileage was only 32,827, the component failed prematurely and was nowhere near the end of its lifetime expectancy. This indicates it was inherently defective from the factory. This premature failure presented a critical…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2026-05-30

“The contact owns a 2020 nissan kicks. The contact stated that while the fiancã© was driving approximately 30 mph, and turning left the power steering and power brake suddenly failed causing the fiancã© to loose control of the steering and and crash to a traffic pole. The contact indicated that…”

STEERING · reported 2026-05-13

“The contact owns a 2020 nissan kicks. The contact stated that while the fiancã© was driving approximately 30 mph, and turning left the power steering and power brake suddenly failed causing the fiancã© to loose control of the steering and and crash to a traffic pole. The contact indicated that…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2026-05-13

“Vehicle was just purchased from a nissan dealership (2020 kicks) and less than 1,300 miles of driving throwing a code stating there is a problem with cvt transmission. Will not produce enough power when going uphill. Rpms will suddenly not go over 1 when given gas uphill. There was a recall for…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2026-02-24

“The dash board lights up and the check engine light comes. It’s hard to accelerate or reverse and its idles high. I have replaced coils, spark plugs, censors and it’s costs me thousands of dollars and it’s still not fixed.”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2025-11-21

“The dash board lights up and the check engine light comes. It’s hard to accelerate or reverse and its idles high. I have replaced coils, spark plugs, censors and it’s costs me thousands of dollars and it’s still not fixed.”

ENGINE · reported 2025-11-21

“The dash board lights up and the check engine light comes. It’s hard to accelerate or reverse and its idles high. I have replaced coils, spark plugs, censors and it’s costs me thousands of dollars and it’s still not fixed.”

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM · reported 2025-11-21
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 2020 Nissan Kicks as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.