2003 Nissan Frontier Tailgate Handle Repair (Exclusive! How to open closed tailgate.) 

Thank you very much for this video! My wife told me to try RU-vid. She said you can find anything on RU-vid. I was doubtful but was shocked when I typed my problem & your video came up! Thanks for the great step by step directions!

I want to thank you for your time making this video. My similar issue was the lock plate kept sliding off the other plate. So my wife bought this same replacement and wow it went in fine. 38 bucks I think. Had grommet issues when pulling out the old pins, but I put them in my vice, and spread the grommets and the pins came out, then they snapped back in. I had ZERO confidence before this video. Thank you again.

You my friend have just saved me a lot of money and headache with messing with my tail gate. Thank you very much, found out a piece slipped out of place and thats why my gate wouldn't open. Thank you much!

Thank you for making the time to create and share this video. Very helpful and easy to follow. My handle broke last night and watching your video made it easy for me to open my tailgate today, plus plan for for my repair. Again, thank you

Thank you so much for your time and effort in making this video. I am ordering the part right now and I will put it on using your expert advice this weekend. Cheers

Ordering one now on Amazon. Thank you for your video- it gives me confidence to do this. So I bought an 04 last year for 7k. Great shape! Just the gimpy tailgate mechanism. So I'm excited to get it fixed. Thanks again

Thank you! I went through 8 videos before I found this one. My part was on wrong and your video helped me figure that out.

Nice tip regarding the method to open the closed tailgate.

Thank you for this complete guide for this repair! It was very useful, especially the part about how to open the tailgate with a screwdriver!

Genius! Thank you!!!!

Thanks for the video I just replaced the one on my pickup and it was easier than I thought it would be thank you

Excellent Video answered all my questions. Thanks ManTM

you can use a small pocket screw driver and push on the latch mechanisms on the side of the tailgate from the inside of the bed, while pulling on the each corner to unlatch one side and then the other. You can see the latch with a flash light.

Thank you sir, now I can easily fix the haldle on mine!

Thank you! This helped me replace the handle.

you sir,are,the Shit! thank you .my 01 frontier is no longer holding me hostage

good job! great video.

Great video! Very helpful!

Thanks for the video! Made an obnoxious job quicker.

Thanks a lot, I'll get started.

Do you remember what you used to pull up the seller on amazon to obtain this same replacement trunk lock as a full assembly? Do you recommend breaking the handle as you did in the video? My 2004 Frontier pickup will unlock if I spend an hour in the rain or snow and fool with that damn lock. some DIY fixers recommend tightening that 10 mm Phillips head screw down as that ultimately seems to be the cause of these locks not working properly. Maybe some Loctite goo put on the bolt beforehand may help keep it from happening once the lock is replaced with a new one.

Good video....Where did you order your parts from?

Thanks for sharing. On mine it seems each time you use the handle it moves the lock mechanism til handle does not work. Was thinking of replacing (perhaps has wear), but my plastic part has NISSAN cut out into it instead of using the emblem & I can't find a replacement like that! It is a 2001.

Do you have a link to the part you bought?

I noticed online at a,parts store they sell the handle by itself. What would the difference between installing the whole bezel like yours verses just the handle?