4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1997–2008
NAMED MODELJapan

Navara D22 and Hardbody (1997–2008)

The long-lived Navara: the D22 of 1997, built in Japan, Spain, Thailand, Mexico and South Africa with the 2.5 turbo-diesel and the 3.3 V6, sold as the Navara, Frontier and Hardbody and kept in production in several markets well after the D40 arrived.

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Sources & evidence
Navara D22 and Hardbody (1997–2008) — 2010–2011 Nissan Navara (D22 MY2010) DX 2-door cab chassis. Photographed at McGrath Nissan Sutherland, Kirrawee, New South Wales, Australia.OSX · Public domain ↗
BASE VEHICLENavara / Hardbody 4x4 (D21 to D23, 1986–)BUILT BYNissan, YokohamaIN SERVICE1997–2008PRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels · 125.2″

The record

The D22 is the Navara of African and Asian working fleets; South African Hardbody production continued into the 2000s.

Research status: draft — identification, dates or figures could not all be pinned down; the summary says what is unresolved.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1997–2008
ENGINE2.5-litre YD25 turbo-diesel; 3.3-litre VG33 V6
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINJapan
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINENavara, Hardbody and Frontier
FAMILYNavara, Hardbody and Frontier
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE125.2″
BODY STYLEdouble

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

Factory colours

  • White (QM1 / 326)

Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.

AI rendering impression

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Proportions, fittings, markings, colours and the setting can all drift from the original in the process. For the vehicle's actual details, rely on the specification, the photographs and the cited sources on this page.

Sources

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

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