4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY BASE MODEL · 1999–2015
BASE MODELUnited StatesJapan

Xterra (1999–2015)

The American off-roader: the Xterra of 1999 on the Frontier’s ladder frame, with the 3.3 and later 4.0-litre VQ40 V6, a two-speed transfer case and, on the PRO-4X, a locking rear differential and Bilstein dampers; built at Smyrna, Tennessee to 2015.

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Sources & evidence
Xterra (1999–2015) — Photos from a 7-day test drive of the 2012 Nissan Xterra Pro-4X. More information can be found at: www.hightechdad.com/?p=11170Michael Sheehan · CC BY 2.0 ↗
MODEL LINETerrano, Pathfinder and XterraBUILT BYNissan, Yokohama, Nissan North America, Smyrna, TennesseePRODUCED1999–2015PRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels · 106.3″

The record

The Xterra was Nissan’s answer to the American demand for a cheap, capable, boxy 4x4 and kept a proper low range and a locker to the end; emissions and crash rules and the shift to crossovers ended it in 2015 without a successor.

Specification

MANUFACTURERNissan, Yokohama ↗, Nissan North America, Smyrna, Tennessee ↗
North America, Smyrna, Tennessee
MANUFACTURED1999–2015
ENGINE3.3-litre VG33 V6; 4.0-litre VQ40DE V6
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited States
STATUSended 2015 without a successor
RECORD KINDBase model
MODEL LINETerrano, Pathfinder and Xterra
FAMILYTerrano, Pathfinder and Xterra
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE106.3″
BODY STYLEWagon
VARIANTS1

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Body styles & colours

Factory colours

  • White (QM1 / 326)

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

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Sources

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

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