{"id":"2021_nissan_titan","make":"Nissan","make_slug":"nissan","model":"Titan","model_slug":"titan","year":2021,"url":"/nissan/titan/2021/","pts":["gas"],"configs":[{"id":42950,"model":"Titan 2WD","pt":"gas","drive":"Rear-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S9)","cyl":8,"displ":5.6,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":16,"hwy":21,"comb":18,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Premium","vclass":"Standard Pickup Trucks 2WD","co2":503,"fe_score":3,"ghg_score":3,"fuel_cost":4300,"save_spend":-10250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"NSX","modified":"Mon Apr 26 00:00:00 EDT 2021"},{"id":42952,"model":"Titan 4WD","pt":"gas","drive":"Part-time 4-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S9)","cyl":8,"displ":5.6,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":15,"hwy":21,"comb":18,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Premium","vclass":"Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD","co2":515,"fe_score":3,"ghg_score":3,"fuel_cost":4300,"save_spend":-10250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"NSX","modified":"Mon Apr 26 00:00:00 EDT 2021"},{"id":42953,"model":"Titan 4WD PRO-4X","pt":"gas","drive":"Part-time 4-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S9)","cyl":8,"displ":5.6,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":15,"hwy":20,"comb":17,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Premium","vclass":"Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD","co2":518,"fe_score":3,"ghg_score":3,"fuel_cost":4550,"save_spend":-11500,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"NSX","modified":"Mon Apr 26 00:00:00 EDT 2021"}],"vclass":"Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD","segment":"Pickup truck","recalls":[{"campaign":"24V580000","component":"AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE","mfr":"Nissan North America, Inc.","reported":"2024-08-05","owner_notified":"2024-09-19","units":7,"summary":"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.","consequence":"An unsecured ACU can prevent or delay air bags from deploying as intended, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.","remedy":"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.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"PD120","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"22V671000","component":"POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION","mfr":"Nissan North America, Inc.","reported":"2022-09-07","owner_notified":"2022-10-28","units":197230,"summary":"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.","consequence":"A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Owners are advised to apply the parking brake every time they park their vehicle.  Dealers will perform the applicable repairs below, free of charge: \u00c2\u2022 Model Year 2020-2022 Frontier vehicles: reprogram Transmission Control Module (TCM) \u00c2\u2022 Model Year 2020-2022 Titan vehicles: reprogram TCM and Engine Control Module (ECM) \u00c2\u2022 Model Year 2023 Titan vehicles: reprogram TCM \u00c2\u2022 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.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"R22A9 R22B1/2/3","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"22V457000","component":"POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION","mfr":"Nissan North America, Inc.","reported":"2022-06-24","owner_notified":"2022-11-30","units":180176,"summary":"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.","consequence":"A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of a crash.","remedy":"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.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"R22A1","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"21V471000","component":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:BULBS","mfr":"Nissan North America, Inc.","reported":"2021-06-23","owner_notified":"2021-08-20","units":30799,"summary":"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.","consequence":"Inoperable front turn signals cannot alert on-coming drivers and/or pedestrians that the vehicle will be turning, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"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.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"PM986 / PC811","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"21V169000","component":"TIRES","mfr":"Nissan North America, Inc.","reported":"2021-03-11","owner_notified":"2021-05-11","units":36141,"summary":"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.","consequence":"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.  Either condition can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"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.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"PC798","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":5,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":60,"grade":"D","complaints":{"count":55,"crash":3,"fire":3,"injured":1,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Power Train",25],["Electrical System",10],["Unspecified",8],["Forward Collision Avoidance",6],["Service Brakes",4],["Suspension",3]],"by_year":{"2020":1,"2021":12,"2022":21,"2023":8,"2024":3,"2025":5,"2026":5},"excerpts":[["2022-05-01","Power Train","Transmission downshifts hard from 2nd, to 1st, gear. When this happens, the truck jerks forward, and I have to now keep a big distance between me and the cars ahead of me."],["2022-04-09","Power Train","The gears shift rough causing the vehicle to jerk or down shifting early causing a stall when imcreasing accelaration. It is dangerous when you cant accelarate at times to avoid cars or merging on to the highway. I took it in and Nissan said this was fine and everything seemed normal."],["2022-03-29","Power Train","Transmission lags, and clunks. Will downshift unexpectedly upon deceleration causing the truck to lurch forward. Acceleration lags because vehicle does not shift correctly.This could put myself and others at risk. My truck only has 7,000 miles on it but the truck has done this since I got it brand new."]]},"investigations":[],"ncap":[{"desc":"PU/CC 4WD","overall":4,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":3,"rollover_risk":0.228,"seats":null,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"PU/CC RWD","overall":4,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.198,"seats":null,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"PU/EC 4WD","overall":null,"frontal":null,"side":null,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.198,"seats":null,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"PU/EC RWD","overall":null,"frontal":null,"side":null,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.198,"seats":null,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":18,"ncap":4,"complaints":55},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}