| Issue ID | 657290 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10213366 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | TITAN |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 20/12/07 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | 2004 nissan titan with 72,000. Found pieces of spider gears on the magnetic drain plug at rear diff service. Nissan won't help pay for the repair even though these rear differentials are having a high failure rate. I have the off road pkg with locking rear diff. Very weak unit. Quoted $3800 to replace entire rear end by the dealer.*cn |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 71826 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | HENDERSON, NV |
| VIN pattern | 1N6AA07BX4NXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 11/07/04 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
| Drive train type | 4WD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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