| Issue ID | 1648516 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11312263 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | TITAN |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 13/02/20 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I was diagnosing a metal on metal sound coming from my 4 wheel drive nissan titan and found that the half shaft was coming out of the front differential. I called a nissan dealership in utah and was informed that this was a huge problem with early model titans. The tech said he had repaired many titans with the same problem. He said it was due to a c clip that fails and allows the gears to get chewed up in the differential. I looked online to see if there had been any recalls on this and found there had not been. I then called nissan titan and they informed me of the same and guided me to this website. This seem like a huge issue that either not been reported. This seems like it would leave people who bought this for snowy areas or offroading in an unsafe situation when their 4 wheel drive fails or locks up. In certain areas in utah, we are required to have chains or 4 wheel drive in certain areas. With the failure of a c clip and the gears getting chewed to pieces this seems like it would cause huge safety issues, not to mention costs to consumers over a unsound design. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 10 |
| Number of Occurences | |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | PROVO, UT |
| VIN pattern | 1N6AA06B74NXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 60 |
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