No matter you’re running rubish, assisting someone move, or going away for the weekend, the extra volume offered by the trunk of your Nissan Frontier is essential. Nevertheless, it can happen, in some cases, that your trunk gets stuck, whether it is because of a power problems, or a problem with the lock, you will inevitably end up in trouble when confronted with this trouble. That’s why we made the decision to write this article to help you understand how to open the trunk of a Nissan Frontier from the inside? This should give you a temporary treatment to access the trunk while you reflect on a complete repair. To do so, we will first look at why the trunk of your car is blocked, and additionally, how to open the trunk of your Nissan Frontier from the interior.
Why is the trunk of your Nissan Frontier locked?
We will now see one at a time the problems that can make you want to open the safe of your Nissan Frontier from the inside.
Lock connection wires cut off that blocks your Nissan Frontier trunk
First motive for a locked trunk on your car. It is possible that the wires or the wiring harness of the trunk lock may have been cut by force or because of shocks. This trouble causes the outside trunk release handle to not react and may also generate problems with your rear lights which may be connected with the same wiring harness. If you have these two problems and your bulbs are not burnt out (please read our article on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Nissan Frontier if you don’t know how to check their state, there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Nissan Frontier is blocked due to an electrical trouble.
Broken trunk lock on Nissan Frontier
The second trouble that may cause you to try to find how to open the trunk of your Nissan Frontier from the inside, is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Nissan Frontier that is at the beginning of your trouble. Over time, it may become blocked or internal mechanisms may break. In such a case, the action of the exterior trunk handle no longer stimulates the mechanism. You may still perceive the sound of activation, but the mechanism will not spin.
Something’s jammed in the lock
To conclude, a last situation, although the source of the trouble is in most cases already known. It is possible that you have something (a bag for example, a jacket, leaves…) stuck in the lock of your trunk and that this foreign body keeps it in the closed position.
How to open trunk Nissan Frontier from the inside?
After going over the various motives why you might want to open the trunk of your Nissan Frontier from the inside, we will show you how to do it in practice.
You may not be advised of it, but there is an internal handle on your trunk, which is there for essential safety. This handle is hidden and the majority of us are not even conscious of its existence. Nevertheless, it is the handle that will allow you to open the trunk of your Nissan Frontier from the passenger compartment. To identify this “handle” you’ll have to get in the back seat (don’t be reluctant to fold it down for more space), and, at the trunk lock of your Nissan Frontier (center of the tailgate), you’ll have to remove a plastic cover to see the complete lock appear. Once this has been completed, you should identify a sort of lever that once activated will allow you to open the tailgate of your Nissan Frontier from the inside. Be careful though, on many models if this lever remains in the open position you will not be able to lock your trunk when locking your car with the central locking system. So remember to put it back in position once you close your trunk.
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