2004 NISSAN TITAN — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 1,036 complaints · 7 recalls
Most-reported system: POWER TRAIN (422 complaints · 40.7%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 28
  • Fires 12
  • Injuries 19
  • Deaths 6
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution POWER TRAIN appears in 422 of 1,036 owner complaints (40.7%) in this vehicle snapshot. POWER TRAIN: 422 complaints, 40.7% of reports POWER TRAIN 422 · 40.7% · 5 crash reports 2 fire reports SERVICE BRAKES: 232 complaints, 22.4% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 232 · 22.4% · 9 crash reports ENGINE: 110 complaints, 10.6% of reports ENGINE 110 · 10.6% · 2 fire reports SUSPENSION: 47 complaints, 4.5% of reports SUSPENSION 47 · 4.5% ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 33 complaints, 3.2% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 33 · 3.2% · 3 crash reports 4 fire reports FUEL SYSTEM: 33 complaints, 3.2% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 33 · 3.2% AIR BAGS: 29 complaints, 2.8% of reports AIR BAGS 29 · 2.8% · 4 crash reports SEAT BELTS: 20 complaints, 1.9% of reports SEAT BELTS 20 · 1.9% · 3 crash reports STRUCTURE: 18 complaints, 1.7% of reports STRUCTURE 18 · 1.7% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 655 complaints, 63.2% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 655 · 63.2% · 16 crash reports 4 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
POWER TRAIN 422 40.7% 5 crashes · 2 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 232 22.4% 9 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 110 10.6% 0 crashes · 2 fires
SUSPENSION 47 4.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 33 3.2% 3 crashes · 4 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 33 3.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 29 2.8% 4 crashes · 0 fires
SEAT BELTS 20 1.9% 3 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 18 1.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 655 63.2% 16 crashes · 4 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 2004; the first recall shown was reported in Jul 2004. 2004-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2004-Q2: 17 owner reports 17 2004-Q3: 27 owner reports 27 2004-Q4: 19 owner reports 19 2005-Q1: 52 owner reports 52 2005-Q2: 32 owner reports 32 2005-Q3: 17 owner reports 17 2005-Q4: 24 owner reports 24 2006-Q1: 18 owner reports 18 2006-Q2: 17 owner reports 17 2006-Q3: 28 owner reports 28 2006-Q4: 20 owner reports 20 2007-Q1: 18 owner reports 18 2007-Q2: 16 owner reports 16 2007-Q3: 29 owner reports 29 2007-Q4: 18 owner reports 18 2008-Q1: 13 owner reports 13 2008-Q2: 25 owner reports 25 2008-Q3: 27 owner reports 27 2008-Q4: 25 owner reports 25 2009-Q1: 22 owner reports 22 2009-Q2: 22 owner reports 22 2009-Q3: 31 owner reports 31 2009-Q4: 22 owner reports 22 2010-Q1: 34 owner reports 34 2010-Q2: 28 owner reports 28 2010-Q3: 26 owner reports 26 2010-Q4: 33 owner reports 33 2011-Q1: 32 owner reports 32 2011-Q2: 16 owner reports 16 2011-Q3: 28 owner reports 28 2011-Q4: 22 owner reports 22 2012-Q1: 14 owner reports 14 2012-Q2: 8 owner reports 8 2012-Q3: 21 owner reports 21 2012-Q4: 16 owner reports 16 2013-Q1: 11 owner reports 11 2013-Q2: 13 owner reports 13 2013-Q3: 12 owner reports 12 2013-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2014-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2014-Q2: 9 owner reports 9 2014-Q3: 21 owner reports 21 2014-Q4: 10 owner reports 10 2015-Q1: 11 owner reports 11 2015-Q2: 9 owner reports 9 2015-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 2015-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2016-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2016-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2016-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 2016-Q4: 9 owner reports 9 2017-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2017-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2017-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2017-Q4: 7 owner reports 7 2018-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2018-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2018-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2018-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2019-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2019-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2019-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2020-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2020-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2020-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2020-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2021-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2021-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2022-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2023-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2024-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2024-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2025-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2025-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2025-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2026-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 2004 Jan 2026 Recall campaign 04V345000 ◆ Recall campaign 04V345000 Recall campaign 04V408000 ◆ Recall campaign 04V408000 Recall campaign 06V459000 ◆ Recall campaign 06V459000 Recall campaign 07V150000 ◆ Recall campaign 07V150000 Recall campaign 07E046000 ◆ Recall campaign 07E046000 Recall campaign 10E019000 ◆ Recall campaign 10E019000 Recall campaign 10V517000 ◆ Recall campaign 10V517000
  • Campaign 04V345000 was reported 13 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 04V408000 was reported 155 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 07V150000 was reported 1,001 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 10E019000 was reported 2,053 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2004-Q1 Owner reports 2
2004-Q2 Owner reports 17
2004-Q3 Owner reports 27
2004-Q4 Owner reports 19
2005-Q1 Owner reports 52
2005-Q2 Owner reports 32
2005-Q3 Owner reports 17
2005-Q4 Owner reports 24
2006-Q1 Owner reports 18
2006-Q2 Owner reports 17
2006-Q3 Owner reports 28
2006-Q4 Owner reports 20
2007-Q1 Owner reports 18
2007-Q2 Owner reports 16
2007-Q3 Owner reports 29
2007-Q4 Owner reports 18
2008-Q1 Owner reports 13
2008-Q2 Owner reports 25
2008-Q3 Owner reports 27
2008-Q4 Owner reports 25
2009-Q1 Owner reports 22
2009-Q2 Owner reports 22
2009-Q3 Owner reports 31
2009-Q4 Owner reports 22
2010-Q1 Owner reports 34
2010-Q2 Owner reports 28
2010-Q3 Owner reports 26
2010-Q4 Owner reports 33
2011-Q1 Owner reports 32
2011-Q2 Owner reports 16
2011-Q3 Owner reports 28
2011-Q4 Owner reports 22
2012-Q1 Owner reports 14
2012-Q2 Owner reports 8
2012-Q3 Owner reports 21
2012-Q4 Owner reports 16
2013-Q1 Owner reports 11
2013-Q2 Owner reports 13
2013-Q3 Owner reports 12
2013-Q4 Owner reports 5
2014-Q1 Owner reports 5
2014-Q2 Owner reports 9
2014-Q3 Owner reports 21
2014-Q4 Owner reports 10
2015-Q1 Owner reports 11
2015-Q2 Owner reports 9
2015-Q3 Owner reports 7
2015-Q4 Owner reports 5
2016-Q1 Owner reports 5
2016-Q2 Owner reports 4
2016-Q3 Owner reports 7
2016-Q4 Owner reports 9
2017-Q1 Owner reports 6
2017-Q2 Owner reports 6
2017-Q3 Owner reports 4
2017-Q4 Owner reports 7
2018-Q1 Owner reports 2
2018-Q2 Owner reports 3
2018-Q3 Owner reports 5
2018-Q4 Owner reports 2
2019-Q1 Owner reports 4
2019-Q2 Owner reports 3
2019-Q3 Owner reports 1
2019-Q4 Owner reports 4
2020-Q1 Owner reports 2
2020-Q2 Owner reports 3
2020-Q3 Owner reports 2
2020-Q4 Owner reports 1
2021-Q2 Owner reports 4
2021-Q3 Owner reports 3
2021-Q4 Owner reports 1
2022-Q3 Owner reports 2
2022-Q4 Owner reports 1
2023-Q1 Owner reports 2
2024-Q1 Owner reports 1
2024-Q2 Owner reports 1
2025-Q1 Owner reports 1
2025-Q2 Owner reports 1
2025-Q3 Owner reports 1
2026-Q1 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 04V345000
Recall campaign 1 04V408000
Recall campaign 1 06V459000
Recall campaign 1 07V150000
Recall campaign 1 07E046000
Recall campaign 1 10E019000
Recall campaign 1 10V517000
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Safety Recalls (7)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 04V345000

    Report date
    Component:
    SEAT BELTS
    Consequence:
    THIS COULD RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY IF THE AREA IS STRUCK IN A CRASH.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE OUTBOARD REAR SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES WITH NEW ONES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 04V408000

    Report date
    Component:
    POWER TRAIN
    Consequence:
    DURING ITS USE THIS COULD EVENTUALLY RESULT IN FAILURE OF THE PORTION OF THE ASSEMBLY THAT HOLDS THE LEVER IN THE PARK POSITION. THIS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE SHIFTER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
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  3. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 06V459000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    IF THE WIRES FOR THE SEAT BELTS AND SPEAKER WIRES BREAK AND MAKE CONTACT, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE PRETENSIONER MAY DEPLOY. IF THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS RETRACTED, IT WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE TO USE THE SEAT BELT. IF ONE OF THE WIRES ON THE RIGHT SIDE HARNESS FOR THE SEAT BELT TENSION SENSOR BREAKS, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY AS DESIGNED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH AND PERSONAL INJURY.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIRE HARNESS COVER WITH A DIFFERENT TYPE THAT PREVENTS OVER BENDING OF THE HARNESS AND THE HARNESS WILL BE REROUTED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 19, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
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  4. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 07E046000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    THIS HARNESS WOULD RESULT IN POWER FROM THE TRAILER BRAKE CONTROLLER GOING TO THE TOWING VEHICLE DASH LIGHT CIRCUIT RATHER THAN THE TRAILER BRAKES. THIS RESULT WOULD BE THE LACK OF TRAILER BRAKING WHEN THE TOWING VEHICLE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. IT WOULD ALSO RESULT IN THE TOWING VEHICLES DASH LIGHTS BEING ACTIVATED WHEN THE VEHICLE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE FAILURE OF THE APPLICATION OF THE TRAILER BRAKE COULD RESULT IN REDUCED ABILITY TO STOP AND CONTRIBUTE TO A POSSIBLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    HOPKINS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE ORIGINAL HARNESS WITH A REVISED HARNESS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN AUGUST 17, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT HOPKINS AT 800-835-0129.
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  5. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 07V150000

    Report date
    Component:
    SEAT BELTS
    Consequence:
    IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, A SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR CENTER SEAT BELT WITH A NEW ONE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 11, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
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  6. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 10E019000

    Report date
    Component:
    SUSPENSION
    Consequence:
    IF THE COLLAR WELD SEPARATES, THE VEHICLE HANDLING WILL DETERIORATE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE ANY AFFECTED LOWER LINK FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 12, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
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  7. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 10V517000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    THIS COULD CAUSE ENGINE STALLING INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ECM RELAY INSIDE THE IPDM ASSEMBLY. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 6, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
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Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
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Adjacent Model Years

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Methodology & Data Integrity

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