The 2013 Nissan Rogue has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 468,815 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 849 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2008-2013 Nissan Rogue vehicles manufactured March 7, 2007, to November 26, 2013, and 2014 Nissan Rogue Select vehicles manufactured September 23, 2013, to July 2, 2014. The affected vehicles may experience an electrical short in the harness…
Consequence
An electrical short can cause a vehicle fire.
Remedy
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the kick panel wiring harness connector and will if necessary install a new harness connector and waterproof seal, free of charge. The recall began on February 26, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Complaints by component
POWER TRAIN
308
1crashes2fires
ENGINE
104
3crashes5fires1injuries
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
89
1fires
AIR BAGS
86
11crashes2fires8injuries1deaths
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
60
9fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
59
1fires
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
32
STRUCTURE:BODY
26
3crashes3fires1injuries
STEERING
11
1crashes
SEAT BELTS
10
2crashes1injuries
Total complaints849
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The transmission failed while I was driving on the freeway and I couldn’t go more than 30 mph while traffic was going 75-80 mph. Just to reach a spot to safely stop myself and my passenger were fearing for our lives of getting struck by another vehicle. Upon researching it we found that this is…”
“I have already reported a crash due to sudden loos of power and submitted everything except the info that the air bags did not deploy and they should definitely”
“I have already reported a crash due to sudden loos of power and submitted everything except the info that the air bags did not deploy and they should definitely”
“I am writing to formally notify nhtsa of a serious safety incident involving my 2013 nissan rogue. My vehicle experienced an electrical fire while parked in my driveway following heavy snowstorms and road salt exposure. The vehicle was stationary at the time of the incident. My insurance company…”
“My 2013 nissan rouge looses power and makes a jarring noise immediately after stopping at every stop when I accelerate it suddenly losses almost all power its already caused a crash I got hit right after take off because its immediate deceleration”
“My 2013 nissan rouge looses power and makes a jarring noise immediately after stopping at every stop when I accelerate it suddenly losses almost all power its already caused a crash I got hit right after take off because its immediate deceleration”
“The transmission blew in 2023. I purchased the vehicle from fox ford (first mistake) and they sent me to the local nissan dealer to fix it. It was covered under dealer warranty at the time. Fast forward to 1/30/26. My car is fully paid off and i’m driving home from work with my daughter in the…”
“Both front door actuators have failed. Can not open the front passenger side door at all and the front driver side door will only open from the inside. My passenger had to exit the vehicle through the front passenger side window when the door malfunctioned in january. Then about 2 weeks later we…”
Defect investigations
InvestigationPE15001 Opened 2015-01-12 · closed 2016-10-29
Improper Frontal Air Bag Deployment
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) reviewed its complaint data and Nissan's design, test and field data on the model year 2013 Nissan Rogue vehicles (subject vehicles) and other model year Rogue vehicles.ODI also reviewed its complaint data and Nissan's field data on several other Nissan and Infiniti models…
InvestigationPE15001 Opened 2015-01-12 · closed 2016-10-29
Improper Frontal Air Bag Deployment
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) reviewed its complaint data and Nissan's design, test and field data on the model year 2013 Nissan Rogue vehicles (subject vehicles) and other model year Rogue vehicles.ODI also reviewed its complaint data and Nissan's field data on several other Nissan and Infiniti models…
InvestigationPE15001 Opened 2015-01-12 · closed 2016-10-29
Improper Frontal Air Bag Deployment
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) reviewed its complaint data and Nissan's design, test and field data on the model year 2013 Nissan Rogue vehicles (subject vehicles) and other model year Rogue vehicles.ODI also reviewed its complaint data and Nissan's field data on several other Nissan and Infiniti models…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2013 Nissan Rogue as of
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