2017 Nissan Titan engine problems
103 of the 187 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2017 Nissan Titan name the engine (NHTSA’s “Engine” heading — the engine and its cooling system). Filed under the same heading: 60 manufacturer bulletins, 1 NHTSA investigation. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.
What owners filed about the engine
Source: NHTSA complaint database0 of the 103 reports a crash · 4 a fire · 0 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2017: 1 · 2018: 6 · 2019: 8 · 2020: 4 · 2021: 3 · 2022: 5 · 2023: 23 · 2024: 33 · 2025: 16 · 2026: 4
Half of the 23 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the engine problem between 14,000 and 31,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
187 complaints in all about the 2017 Nissan Titan, 4 filed in 2026. The whole picture, every system →
Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Engine” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: Nissan Titan engine problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the engine. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
When the truck goes into regen mode the cab fills with exhaust smell while air is on and in the fresh air position. It is especially noticeable while stopped
The truck has develop a ticking noise from the engine bay I have gone back to the dealer several times cause its getting louder and the dealer say iys normal the truck sounds like diesel engine the truck wasnt doing that noise went I bought it it started after the 3 oil change and never go alway its a new truck bought it in 2018 and has…
When making a left turn across a 2 lane highway, after slowing down to make the turn, the vehicle did not respond to depressing the accelerator pedal, nearly causing an accident with oncoming traffic, which had to slow down abruptly to avoid collision.
The contact owns a 2017 Nissan Titan. While the vehicle was stopped, the contact smelled exhaust fumes inside the vehicle. The manufacturer sent a representative to inspect the vehicle who agreed with the dealer. The failure mileage was 0
The contact owns a 2017 Nissan Titan. When the vehicle was started, a spark appeared from the engine compartment. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 14,000.
What is on file about the engine
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsNHTSA investigation
- PE23020 Loss of motive power due to broken crankshaft with no ability to restart.opened Nov 15, 2023 · closed Jun 27, 2025
- On November 15, 2023, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation PE23020 to investigate allegations of loss of motive power in model year (MY) 2016 through 2019 Nissan Titan XD trucks equipped with 5.0L Cummins diesel engines. The complaints allege the condition was due to a failure of the engine crankshaft. The purpose of the investigation was to understand the scop…
60 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading
- NTB24-061 EmissionsJan 31, 2025
- CAMPAIGN BULLETIN Cummins NOx Emissions Voluntary Emission Recall Campaign PD128 PD129 ***** Campaign Summary ***** Nissan is conducting a Voluntary Emissions Recall Campaign on certain 2016-2019 Titan Diesel vehicles identified in Service Comm and DBS National Service History. Vehicles affected by this campaign require upgraded emissions control software and hardware for model years 2016-2017 or
- NTB24-063 EmissionsJan 31, 2025
- CAMPAIGN BULLETIN VECI Label Voluntary Emission Recall Campaign ***** Campaign Summary ***** Nissan is conducting a Voluntary Emissions Recall Campaign on specific model year 2016-2019 Titan Diesel vehicles identified in Service Comm and DBS National Service History. Vehicles affected by this campaign may have been shipped to market with an Exemption label and should have been shipped with a Vehic
- NTB24-061 EmissionsJan 30, 2025
- VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS RECALL CAMPAIGN 2016-2017 TITAN XD DIESEL; PM SENSOR INTRODUCTION Nissan is conducting this voluntary emissions recall campaign on certain specific model year 2016-2017 Titan XD vehicles equipped with a diesel engine, to install a Particulate Matter (PM) Sensor and reprogram the Engine Control Module (ECM). This service will be performed at no charge to the customer for parts o
- NTB24-060 EmissionsJan 30, 2025
- VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS RECALL CAMPAIGN 2017 TITAN XD DIESEL; ENGINE CONTROL MODULE INTRODUCTION Nissan is conducting this voluntary emissions recall campaign on certain specific model year 2017 Titan XD vehicles equipped with a diesel engine, to replace the Engine Control Module (ECM). This service will be performed at no charge to the customer for parts or labor. IDENTIFICATION NUMBER Nissan has ass
The 4 newest are listed; every one is on the model year’s page. Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
Trouble codes named on this system
P00AF C1130 P0299 P0448 P0603 P2048 P226C P0604
Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2017 Nissan Titan names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre engine problems common on the 2017 Nissan Titan?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 103 owner complaints naming the engine on this model year (55% of everything owners filed about it), and 60 manufacturer bulletins, 1 NHTSA investigation are filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.
Is there a recall for the engine on the 2017 Nissan Titan?
No recall campaign is filed under this heading for this model year (there are 3 filed under other headings). A bulletin is not a recall: it carries no federal duty to repair for free.
When do engine problems show up on the 2017 Nissan Titan?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 22,000 miles; half of them between 14,000 and 31,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.
What does NHTSA's "Engine" heading cover?
The engine and its cooling system. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.