Vehicle

Nissan Navara

The global mid-size pickup, Frontier in North America. YD25 diesel examples at working mileages generate the injector, EGR and boost-control traffic common to the class.

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Generations

D21 1986–1997

The Hardbody, sold in North America simply as the Nissan Pickup; the KA24 and VG30 predate almost everything the D22 shares with the Frontier.
Body styles

Pickup

Platform

Nissan D21
Engines
1.6 four-cylinder — Z16 · petrol

1.6 four-cylinder — NA16 · petrol

1.8 four-cylinder — Z18 · petrol

2.0 four-cylinder — NA20 · petrol

2.0 four-cylinder — Z20 · petrol

2.4 four-cylinder — Z24 · petrol

2.4 four-cylinder — KA24E · petrol · 100–103 kW (134–138 hp) · 198–209 Nm (146–154 lb-ft) · 1990–1997

3.0 V6 — VG30i · petrol · 1986–1989

3.0 V6 — VG30E · petrol · 110–133 kW (148–178 hp) · 235–260 Nm (173–192 lb-ft) · 1990–1997

2.5 diesel — BD25 · diesel

2.3 diesel — TD23 · diesel · 1987–1992

2.5 diesel — TD25 · diesel · 1988–1996

2.7 diesel — TD27 · diesel · 1988–1996

2.2 four-cylinder — CA488 · petrol · China, licensed build
Transmissions

5-speed manual · 4-speed automatic

Drivetrain

Rear-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
D22 1997–2004

Sold as the Frontier in North America; the YD25 common-rail diesel arrives late in the run and changes what the truck can report.
Body styles

Pickup

Platform

Nissan D22
Engines
2.4 four-cylinder — KA24DE · petrol · 107–110 kW (143–148 hp) · 208 Nm (153 lb-ft)

3.3 V6 — VG33E · petrol · 266–274 Nm (196–202 lb-ft)

2.5 turbo diesel — YD25DDTi · diesel

3.0 turbo diesel — ZD30 · diesel

2.0 — NA20S · petrol

2.0 — KA20DE · petrol

2.4 — KA24E · petrol · 100 kW (134 hp) · 198–209 Nm (146–154 lb-ft)

3.0 V6 — VG30E · petrol · 110–133 kW (148–178 hp) · 235–260 Nm (173–192 lb-ft)

2.7 — TD27 · diesel

2.8 — diesel

3.2 — QD323 · diesel
Transmissions

4-speed manual · 5-speed FS5R30A manual · 5-speed FS5W71C manual · 4-speed RL4R01A automatic · 4-speed RE4R01A automatic

Drivetrain

Rear-wheel drive · Part-time four-wheel drive with low range
D40 2004–2015

The YD25 diesel at working duty; chassis corrosion is the known age issue rather than anything electronic.
Body styles

Pickup

Platform

Nissan F-Alpha
Engines
2.5 dCi — YD25DDTI · diesel · 128–140 kW (172–188 hp) · 403–450 Nm (297–332 lb-ft)

3.0 V6 dCi — diesel

4.0 V6 — VQ40DE · petrol · 198–200 kW (265–268 hp) · 381–399 Nm (281–294 lb-ft)

2.5 — petrol · 4-cylinder, US market 2005-2015

3.8 V6 — VQ38DD · petrol
Transmissions

6-speed manual · 5-speed manual · 5-speed RE5R05A automatic · 7-speed RE7R01B automatic · 9-speed 9G-Tronic automatic

Drivetrain

Rear-wheel drive · Part-time four-wheel drive with low range
D23 2014–present

Coil-sprung rear on most versions, and a particulate filter that rarely regenerates on site duty.
Body styles

Pickup

Platform

Nissan D23
Engines
2.3 dCi — YS23DDT · diesel · 120 kW (161 hp) · 403 Nm (297 lb-ft)

2.5 dCi — YD25DDTI · diesel

2.5 — QR25DE · petrol

4.0 — petrol · 6-cylinder, US market 2014-2019

3.8 — petrol · 6-cylinder, US market 2020-2026
Transmissions

6-speed manual · Jatco 7-speed automatic

Drivetrain

Rear-wheel drive · Part-time four-wheel drive with low range

Service information

Nissan Technical Information (NASTF portal) (external) — Workshop literature

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