2012 Nissan Titan problems and recalls

Owners have filed 22 complaints on the 2012 Nissan Titan, and NHTSA has issued 2 recalls. The most cited component is the Air Bags (7 complaints).

22
Complaints
2
Recalls
4
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
3
Injuries
82.8
Severity index

Severity index 82.8 High. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 82.8p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Air BagsAir Bags: 7 complaints (31.8%)7 32%StructureStructure: 5 complaints (22.7%)5 23%Service BrakesService Brakes: 4 complaints (18.2%)4 18%EngineEngine: 4 complaints (18.2%)4 18%Engine And Engine Cooli…Engine And Engine Cooling: 2 complaints (9.1%)2 9%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 2 complaints (9.1%)2 9%HydraulicHydraulic: 1 complaints (4.5%)1 5%Parking BrakeParking Brake: 1 complaints (4.5%)1 5%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
AIR BAGS731.8%
STRUCTURE522.7%
SERVICE BRAKES418.2%
ENGINE418.2%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING29.1%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM29.1%
HYDRAULIC14.5%
PARKING BRAKE14.5%

Complaints filed per year

0362014: 22015: 12016: 22017: 62018: 22019: 32021: 12023: 12024: 22025: 2141516176181921232425
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20142
20151
20162
20176
20182
20193
20211
20231
20242
20252
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2018 to 2021 (5 against 6).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
12V14300004/04/2012EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELSNISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 TITAN AND ARMADA VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 12, 2011, THROUGH MARCH 13, 2012. THE PART 567 CERTIFICATION LABELS ON THE VEHICLES DO NOT CONTAIN RIM SIZE INFORMATION. THUS, THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF F
12V10200014/03/2012EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELSCERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 NISSAN TITAN VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 10, 2011, THROUGH JULY 22, 2011, EQUIPPED WITH THE SPORTS APPEARANCE PACKAGE HAVE INCORRECT SEATING CAPACITY INFORMATION DISPLAYED ON THE TIRE PLACARD. THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FE

Other Nissan Titan model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 5 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.