2018 Nissan Rogue Sport Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 1,941,288 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 130 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the unknown or other. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 23V093000 2023-02-16 712,458 affected
Defect

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2014-2020 Rogue and 2017-2022 Rogue Sport vehicles equipped with a jackknife style ignition key. The jackknife key may collapse into a folded position while driving.

Consequence

Driver contact with a key in the collapsed position could inadvertently shut off the vehicle while driving, increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, if the vehicle shuts off while driving, the air bags may not deploy in a crash as intended, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

Dealers will insert a spacer into the key slot of the jackknife key, free of charge. Interim notification letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed March 29, 2023. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 30, 2023. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. …

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
18
2crashes3injuries
SERVICE BRAKES
17
3crashes4injuries
ENGINE
14
POWER TRAIN
11
AIR BAGS
7
5crashes10injuries
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
7
2crashes2injuries
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
4
SEAT BELTS
4
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
4
Total complaints130

What owners report

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

“The contact owns a 2018 nissan rogue sport. The contact stated while driving at 65 mph, the contact noticed an abnormal loud sound. The contact stated that all the air bags independently deployed. The contact stated that the deployed air bags impaired the contact vision. The contact held the…”

AIR BAGS · reported 2026-06-13

“2018 nissan rogue sport cooling fan sudden stop and causing overheating in engine, warm air through ac, and ac clutch to shut off. Known problem with 2018-2020 nissan rogue models. Only an issue at lower speeds and when max air and coldest setting fan does not engage.”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2026-05-19

“My 2018 nissan rogue sport has been exhibiting intermittent cvt transmission hesitation for several months. The hesitation occurs regularly after stops and during longer drives, and the only way to temporarily resolve the issue is to turn the vehicle off and back on. The check engine light has…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2026-03-23

“There appears to be a problem with the automatic emergency braking (aeb), while driving on 2 occasions, my nossan 2018 roque automatically slowed down by itself and flashed a warning on the dash board and made an audible beeping sound. The tires also had friction against the road, showing the…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2025-12-22

“I was stationary at a red light, and car traveling behind me at full speed (approximately 50-60 mph) did not stop and crashed into my car (rear-ending me). My airbags did not deploy: not even the side airbags, even though the trunk was crashed/pushed up into the middle of the car, damaging the…”

AIR BAGS · reported 2025-12-19

“I was stationary at a red light, and car traveling behind me at full speed (approximately 50-60 mph) did not stop and crashed into my car (rear-ending me). My airbags did not deploy: not even the side airbags, even though the trunk was crashed/pushed up into the middle of the car, damaging the…”

SEATS · reported 2025-12-19

“The vehicle experienced a sudden failure of the continuously variable transmission (cvt) while in operation. The failure occurred at a four-way stop during snowy conditions when I attempted to proceed through the intersection and the vehicle would not initially move or transmit power to the…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2025-12-01

“The contact owns a 2018 nissan rogue sport. The contact stated that while her brother was driving 55 mph on the interstate, the hood flew open, struck and shattered the front windshield. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the contact’s residence. There were no…”

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH · reported 2025-11-23
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 Rogue Sport as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.