4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY BASE MODEL · 1986
BASE MODELJapan

Navara / Hardbody 4x4 (D21 to D23, 1986–)

Nissan’s four-wheel-drive pick-ups: the D21 Hardbody of 1986, the D22 of 1997, the D40 of 2004 and the NP300/D23 of 2014, with part-time four-wheel drive and a low range, built in Japan, Spain, Thailand, Mexico and Argentina and sold as the Navara, Frontier, NP300 and Hardbody; the D23 also underpinned the Mercedes-Benz X-Class and Renault Alaskan of 2017–20.

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Sources & evidence
Navara / Hardbody 4x4 (D21 to D23, 1986–) — A Navara D40 pick-upTrop86 · CC0 ↗
MODEL LINENavara, Hardbody and FrontierBUILT BYNissan, YokohamaPRODUCED1986PRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels · 125.2″

The record

The Navara is the working Nissan of Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe: a ladder-frame pick-up with low-range gearing, sold in single, king and double cab forms. The D40 of 2004 moved the line up in size and the D23 of 2014 added coil-sprung rear suspension on some versions and lent its chassis to Mercedes and Renault.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1986–present
ENGINE2.4 and 3.0-litre petrol fours and V6s; 2.5, 2.3 and 3.0-litre turbo-diesels; 4.0-litre VQ40 V6
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINJapan
STATUSin production
RECORD KINDBase model
MODEL LINENavara, Hardbody and Frontier
FAMILYNavara, Hardbody and Frontier
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE125.2″
BODY STYLESingle cab
VARIANTS3

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Body styles & colours

Body style

Factory colours

  • White (QM1 / 326)

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Sources

  1. 1Nissan Navara ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-22 · status: researched