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2015 Nissan Titan

Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government holds on this vehicle.

Owners have filed 12 safety complaints about the 2015 Nissan Titan with the US government. Of those, 2 describe a crash, 1 person was injured and 3 deaths are recorded. One recall campaign is open against it, covering the air bags.

The most complained-about system is the air bags, named in 4 complaints, 33% of the total. The typical failure was reported at 34,000 miles, the median across the 10 complaints that gave an odometer reading.

Compiled from NHTSA's complaint, recall and investigation files · Covers May 2016 to August 2026 · How this is counted

What is on file

12 complaints on file

12

Complaints

2

Describe a crash

0

Mention fire

1

People injured

3

Deaths

A complaint is an unverified account by the person who filed it, not a finding of fault. One complaint is one ODI number, which is how NHTSA counts them.

A recall is the manufacturer conceding a defect, and the repair is free. Whether one covers your particular car is a question only its VIN can answer, because a campaign covers a production range rather than a model year.

Which system owners named

Complaints naming each system
AIR BAGS 4 · 33%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2 · 17%
POWER TRAIN 2 · 17%
SERVICE BRAKES 2 · 17%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 2 · 17%
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 · 8%
ENGINE 1 · 8%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 · 8%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 · 8%
STEERING 1 · 8%
WHEELS 1 · 8%
0 4 8

Red marks a system with a recall campaign against it. One complaint can name several systems, so these add up to more than 12.

When the complaints arrived

By the year NHTSA received them

By the year NHTSA received them, which is not the year the failures happened. They peaked in 2017 at 3.

4 3 2 1
16 17 18 19 20 24 25 26

This is the year the complaint was filed, not the year the failure happened. The range runs from 2016 to 2026, the last of them a part year, which is why its column is drawn faint.

Crash test ratings

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program

NHTSA has not crash tested the 2015 Nissan Titan. Its New Car Assessment Program tests a selection of each year's vehicles and does not reach motorcycles, heavy trucks, motorhomes or most low-volume models, so an absence here says nothing about how the vehicle would perform. It is not a low score.

What owners have reported about this vehicle is below, and it is a different question: a crash test measures what happens to the people inside in a controlled impact, while a complaint records what broke during ordinary use.

Recall campaigns

1 on file

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

20V188000 · March 30, 2020

The defect
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2012-2017 NV Cargo and NV Passenger Van, 2013-2015 Titan and Armada and 2011-2012 Infiniti QX56 vehicles. Due to a manufacturing issue, the air bag inflator may not function properly or may rupture during deployment.
The risk
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
The remedy
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front driver air bag inflators, free of charge. The recall began May 7, 2020. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or Infiniti customer service at 1-800-662-6200.

Nissan North America, Inc. · up to 216,678 vehicles across all model years covered

In owners’ own words

Quoted from the complaint file

Quoted from NHTSA's complaint file. These are unverified accounts by the people who filed them, not findings of fault.

AIR BAGS

2 deaths · crash · towed

Airbag failed to deploy on a complete front end collision with a -28 maximum delta-v, longitudinal (MPH [km/h]) at 100 milliseconds. Front airbag warning lamp was "Off"

NHTSA complaint 11620351. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS

1 death · 1 injured · crash · towed · 11,600 miles

SON HAD ACCIDENT 5/15/16, FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND SON WAS KILLED INSTANTLY. ..UPDATED 12/11/17 *BF *CN

NHTSA complaint 10865486. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

WHEELS

191,704 miles

The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Titan. The contact stated that the turn signal was making an abnormal clicking sound. There was an unknown warning light illuminated. The contact noticed that the wires were exposed. Upon opening the hood, the fuse box lid was missing, and the wires were showing. The contact stated that the plastic had melted. The taillight and brake lights were inoperable. There was an abnormal sound coming from the passenger’s side front wheel, and there were nicks on the rim, and the center cap on the wheel was missing. The contact stated that the front windshield was cracked. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was determined that the wheel was

NHTSA complaint 11755039, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS
Air bag light came on. The steering wheel buttons like cruise control, volume, ect doesn't work when u go down road but when you have it in park and turn full right it work for little bit

NHTSA complaint 11696484. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

SERVICE BRAKES

54,000 miles

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM FRACTURED, WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH. AS A RESULT, THE CONTROL SENSOR FRACTURED AS WELL. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEED TO HIS RESIDENCE WHERE HE DISABLED THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ( MY AUTO IMPORT CENTER 1860 E STERNBERG RD, MUSKEGON, MI 49444 (231) 799-2886) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RETAINING SPRING FRACTURED (BRAKES SYSTEM ) AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000.

NHTSA complaint 11300696. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ENGINE

57,000 miles

2015 NISSAN TITAN CRACKED MANIFOLD 57,000 MILES. PURCHASED USED WITH ISSUE STARTING WITHIN 30 DAYS.

NHTSA complaint 11269447. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

POWER TRAIN

23,000 miles

WHEN TRYING TO GET VEHICLE OUT OF SAND 4 WD SWITCH WAS ENGAGED WITH NO 4 WHEEL DRIVE RESULTING. 4 WHEEL DRIVE ERROR CAME UP. TOOK INTO DEALER AND TRANSFER CASE HAD TO BE REPLACED. I WAS STUCK IN SAND AND VULNERABLE. VEHICLE ONLY HAD 23,000 MILES ON IT WITH VERY LITTLE USE OF 4 WHEEL DRIVE. SEEMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL.

NHTSA complaint 11192879. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

Compare

Other years of the Nissan Titan

Model year Complaints Recalls Deaths
2024 15 2 —
2023 17 2 —
2022 13 4 —
2021 55 5 —
2020 22 5 —
2019 47 4 —
2018 90 4 —
2017 187 3 —
2014 10 2 —
2013 11 3 1
2012 22 2 —
2011 26 1 —
2010 46 3 —

Other 2015 Nissan models

Altima 954 Rogue 553 Sentra 351 Pathfinder 320 Murano 204 Versa 168 Leaf 110 Versa Note 86

Complaints on file, same model year.

Every Nissan on this site — 205 vehicles.

If this is your car and a dealer keeps failing to fix it, your state's lemon law may require the manufacturer to replace it or buy it back. How many repair attempts it takes, and how long you have to file, is set by the state you bought in and by nothing on this page.

Where these numbers come from

A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.

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