| Issue ID | 572958 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10145658 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | TITAN |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 29/07/05 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | While towing a 6,500 lb boat with my nissan titan the rear differential blew with only 6,700 miles on the truck. It left me in the middle of know where and 3+ hours away from home. Now i have 12,500 miles on the truck and i have a feeling the rear differential is going to blow again. I feel nissan knows this is a issue and can refer 45 other nissan titan owners that have had the same problem with their rear differential. *jb |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 6500 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MOUNT VERNON, WA |
| VIN pattern | 1N6AA07B44NXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 25/04/05 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
| Drive train type | 4WD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 70 |
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| Location of tire code | |
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| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
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| Dealer's name | PERFORMANCE NISSAN |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | EVERETT |
| Dealer's state code | WA |
| Dealer's ZIP code |