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2021 Nissan Titan Recalls & Complaints

5

open safety recalls on record

Serious

69 owner complaints filed · Severity Index 0.43 · updated 2026-08-07

The recalls

Serious21V169000

Tires

Over cured tires may develop a break in the sidewall, resulting in sudden air loss or belt edge separation which could lead to tread/belt loss.

Remedy & full details

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the tires, and replace them as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 11, 2021. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is PC798.

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Altima and 2018-2021 Titan vehicles equipped with Continental tires. On the affected vehicles, it is possible that one or more tires were cured for too long during tire production.

Serious21V471000

Exterior Lighting:Turn Signal:Bulbs

Inoperable front turn signals cannot alert on-coming drivers and/or pedestrians that the vehicle will be turning, raises the risk of a crash.

Remedy & full details

Dealers will inspect and replace the bulbs as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 20, 2021. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's numbers for this recall are PM986 and PC811.

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Titan, Titan XD, and Versa vehicles. The front right and/or left turn signal bulb can crack and fail to illuminate.

Serious22V457000

Power Train:Automatic Transmission

vehicle rollaway raises the risk of a crash.

Remedy & full details

Owners are advised to apply the parking brake every time they park their vehicle. Dealers will replace the transmission parking pawl pin, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 2022. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R22A2 R22A3.

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Frontier and Titan vehicles. The transmission parking pawl may not engage when the vehicle is shifted into park, which can result in a vehicle rollaway.

Serious22V671000

Power Train:Automatic Transmission

vehicle rollaway raises the risk of a crash.

Remedy & full details

Owners are advised to apply the parking brake every time they park their vehicle. Dealers will perform the applicable repairs below, free of charge: • Model Year 2020-2022 Frontier vehicles: reprogram Transmission Control Module (TCM) • Model Year 2020-2022 Titan vehicles: reprogram TCM and Engine Control Module (ECM) • Model Year 2023 Titan vehicles: reprogram TCM • Model Year 2023 Z vehicles: reprogram TCM. Owner notification letters were mailed October 28, 2022. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669.

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Titan, 2020-2022 Frontier, and 2023 Z vehicles. The transmission parking pawl may not engage when the vehicle is shifted into park, which can result in a vehicle rollaway.

Serious24V580000

Air Bags: Air Bag/Restraint Control Module

unsecured ACU can prevent or delay air bags from deploying as intended, raises the risk of injury in a crash.

Remedy & full details

Dealers will replace the ACU, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 19, 2024. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is PD120.

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2021 and 2024 Titan vehicles. The Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) may be missing a spacer, which can allow the fastener to loosen and result in an unsecured ACU.

Complaint volume

69 this model-year 7 median, same year

Volume alone is not a fault rate — popular vehicles attract more reports. Read it next to the severity mix below.

What owners reported happened

7Crashes
4Fires
1Injuries
0Deaths

Across 69 complaints. Severity Index 0.43.

Severity Index weights each complaint's reported outcome (death ×10, injury ×4, fire ×3, crash ×2) and divides by total complaints. It measures how severe reports are, not how often faults occur.

What owners report most

Power Train25 · 36%Electrical System9 · 13%Unknown Or Other8 · 12%Forward Collision Avoidan…5 · 7%Service Brakes4 · 6%Suspension3 · 4%Engine3 · 4%Fuel/Propulsion System2 · 3%
  1. Power Train — 25 reports
  2. Electrical System — 9 reports
  3. Unknown Or Other — 8 reports
  4. Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking — 5 reports
  5. Service Brakes — 4 reports
  6. Suspension — 3 reports
  7. Engine — 3 reports
  8. Fuel/Propulsion System — 2 reports
  9. Steering — 2 reports
  10. Tires — 1 reports

What to do

  1. Find your 17-character VIN on the driver's door jamb or the base of the windscreen.
  2. Check it against NHTSA's official lookup at nhtsa.gov/recalls — the authoritative record for your exact car.
  3. Book the repair with any franchised dealer. Safety recall work is free, with no time limit and regardless of who owns the car now.

Other model years

2004 (7) · 2005 (6) · 2006 (7) · 2007 (2) · 2008 (6) · 2009 (4) · 2010 (4) · 2011 (1) · 2012 (2) · 2013 (3) · 2014 (2) · 2015 (1) · 2017 (3) · 2018 (4) · 2019 (4) · 2020 (5) · 2021 · 2022 (4) · 2023 (2) · 2024 (2)

Numbers in brackets are open recall campaigns for that year.

Questions

Does an open recall mean the car is unsafe to drive?

Not usually. NHTSA issues a "do not drive" or "park outside" advisory when a defect is dangerous enough to keep you out of the car — those are flagged Critical above. Everything else should be repaired promptly but is not an immediate stop-driving order.

Do I pay for recall repairs?

No. Federal law requires the manufacturer to fix a safety recall free of charge, including parts and labour, whether or not you are the original owner.

Why are there complaints but no recalls?

Complaints are unverified reports filed by owners. They can prompt an investigation, but many never become recalls — either the fault isn't safety-related or it isn't widespread.