Despite the fact that cars are tending to become a lot more compact, one is happy to enjoy a significant volume of transport on most modern vehicles. If you’re going on a break, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Nissan NV is a large and very useful space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Nissan NV is stuck? This is exactly what we will try to answer in this article. We will specifically concentrate on closing a blocked safe, but you might locate this content useful if you can’t close your trunk anymore. In a first step, we will try to find the motives of a trunk locker stuck, and in a second step, how to open the stuck trunck locker from a Nissan NV.

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Trunk lock Nissan NV stuck, why?

So let’s start our article with the sources of an Nissan NV trunk that get stuck . They can be diverse, although in most cases it will be the same complications that will be involved.

Nissan NV trunk lock connection wires cut

First reason for a trunk stuck on Nissan NV. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock might have been severed by force, or due to shocks. This problem causes the outside trunk release handle to not respond and might as well bring about complications with your rear lights, which might be linked to similar wiring harness. If you have these two complications and your bulbs are not burnt out (please refer to our content on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Nissan NV if you don’t know how to verify their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Nissan NV is blocked due to an electrical problem.

Nissan NV trunk broken lock

The second opportunity of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Nissan NV that is the cause of your problem . In fact, it is possible, with time, that it might become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In such a case, the action of the trunk handle no longer triggers the mechanism. You might still hear the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.

Something’s jammed in the lock of my Nissan NV trunk

Finally, a last possibility, even though the source of the issue is generally 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 a stuck trunk Nissan NV?

Now that we have found out the different causes for a trunk stuck on Nissan NV , we will concentrate on the solutions to open a blocked trunk.

Opening a stuck trunk Nissan NV with the inner lock

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First opportunity, the trunk lock of your Nissan NV is entirely blocked, the external handle may be broken, or you may have an electrical problem. In such a case, a solution is offered to you, go through the interior of the car use the internal trunk handle . In actual fact, not everyone is aware of it, but there is an internal mechanism in the trunk that enables you to open it from the inside, you will need to identify a hole (sometimes hidden at the rear of a plastic cover) in the centre of your tailgate in which you can insert a screwdriver and press on the sides to unlock the trunk lock of your Nissan NV .

Open trunk stuck Nissan NV with a lubricant spray

Second remedy. It is possible that, as time passes, dust, the trunk closure of your Nissan NV may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your car, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Nissan NV. This remedy might give you the opportunity to reoperate your locked trunk.

Open blocked tailgate Nissan NV, try to take out the foreign object

Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Nissan NV is blocked as a result of a foreign object that got into the lock. In such a case, there are few solutions. It is up to you to take out as many plastic covers as possible from the inside of your car in order to have the most open access possible to the lock and try to remove as many foreign objects as possible from the trunk closure using pliers. If you are unable to open the locked trunk of your Nissan NV , we suggest you to go to your technician who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your car .

In the event that you have any further questions about the Nissan NV, do not hesitate to consult our Nissan NV category.