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Nissan Navara D40 and D23 (NP300) Years by Market, and the Frontier

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The D40 Navara reached Australia in November 2005; the D23, sold as the NP300 Navara, was launched in Thailand in June 2014 and reached Australia in May 2015. The 2017 and 2018 Australian updates changed the suspension, not the front; the November 2020 facelift brought a new grille, headlamps, bonnet and bumper. The US Frontier is a different truck.

Which years apply in each market?

Dates are first sale or announcement in the linked source. “Not verified” means we could not confirm it from a reliable source.

Generation or updateThailandAustraliaEuropeMexico
D40 NavaraOn sale 26 Jan 2007 as “Frontier Navara” (Nissan, 2007)Nov 2005 (GoAuto)Shown at Geneva, Mar 2005; built in Barcelona (Nissan, 2005)Not verified
D23 NP300 NavaraLaunched 11 Jun 2014 (paultan.org)May 2015 (GoAuto)Not verified“NP300 Frontier” at dealers from 2 Mar 2015 (MarkLines)
D23 Series 2Not verified24 Mar 2017: “NP300” dropped, revised rear dampers, no styling change (Nissan Australia)Not verifiedNot verified
D23 Series IIINot verifiedFeb 2018: dual-rate rear springs, quicker steering (GoAuto)Not verifiedNot verified
D23 faceliftNot verifiedRevealed 6 Nov 2020, due early 2021 (GoAuto)Not soldNot verified
Next Navara (D27)Not verifiedOn sale from early 2026 (Motor1)Not verifiedNot verified

What did the 2021 facelift change?

The facelift replaced the V-shaped grille with an “interlock” grille carrying NAVARA lettering across its top edge, and brought new headlamps (with C-shaped LED lamps on upper grades), a higher bonnet, a reworked front bumper and new LED tail lights; the tub line was raised (GoAuto).

So a bumper or bull bar drawn for a 2015-2020 D23 does not carry over to a 2021-on truck without checking the bonnet line, headlamps and bumper mounts. The Series 2 and Series III updates did not change the front.

Is the US Frontier the same truck?

No. The US kept the older D40-based Frontier until 2021. The 2022 Frontier is new, but Nissan says it builds on the earlier truck’s chassis and frame, not on the D23 (Nissan, 2021). In Mexico the D23 was sold as the NP300 Frontier.

Which Navara do I have?

  1. Check the market. A Nissan midsize pickup sold new in the US is a Frontier, not a D23.
  2. Read the build date on the vehicle label, not the advertised model year.
  3. Look at the grille. A V-shaped chrome grille with boomerang LED daytime lamps is a 2015-2020 D23; a grille with NAVARA written along its top edge is a 2021-on facelift.

Which CadGaragePro files fit?

FileVehicleDetails
Nissan Frontier 2022 complete vehicleUS Frontier, third generationComing soon: STL, 25,438,776 triangles, extent 5,338 × 2,133 × 1,848 mm (210.2 × 84.0 × 72.8 in)

A front-end scan of a 2015-2020 D23 Navara, with the front bumper and the bonnet as separate bodies, is being prepared for our Etsy shop. If you need it, or are unsure which truck a file fits, message the shop on Etsy.

What should I check before designing a bumper or bar?

Compare two or three measured points on your truck (frame rail ends, bumper bolt holes, headlamp corners) with the scan before cutting metal, and check your local rules for bull bars on airbag-equipped vehicles. The scan workflow is in how to use 3D scans in CAD and the bumper steps in designing a DIY bumper from a 3D scan.

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