2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2016 Nissan Titan. Owners have filed 198 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Nissan dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2016 Nissan Titan. Check your Titan by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 198 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Nissan Titan, reporting 5 crashes, 2 fires, 2 injuries. Nissan has issued at least 304 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Read Nissan Titan owner complaints and bulletins, every year
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation lists this model year in 2 investigations. An investigation is not a recall; it is how NHTSA decides whether one is needed.
Owners have filed 198 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Nissan Titan. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“Driving down the interstate at roughly 80mph. Truck started to shake violently almost causing me to loose control of truck and an enclosed trailer. Truck then shut down. No check engine lights or warnings. I coasted to a stop to find small fire in the engine bay.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11567384
“Good Afternoon, My brother was driving my Nissan Titan XD 5.0 Cummins Diesel from Naples, FL to Ft .”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11557586
“Was driving at about 40 mph with cruise control on, when my passenger and I noticed extreme vibrations and noises with. Began slowing to turn into a gas station just ahead when the clunking became so violent the front of the vehicle was bouncing.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11554212
“I BOUGHT TRUCK NEW IN 9/16 AND AIRBAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. I TOOK OFF BACK TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY KEPT SAYING IT WAS FIXED. I WOULD LEAVE AND THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THEY CLAIMED THEY FIXED IT BUT I WAS INVOLVED IN 2 ACCIDENTS AND NEITHER TIME THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11171275
“2016 NISSAN TITAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HARSH SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS INOPERABLE. THERE WERE EXHAUST FUMES THAT WERE BEING RELEASED INTO THE VEHICLE CAUSING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH ISSUES.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11035053
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2016 Nissan Titan is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Nissan dealer.