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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2005 Nissan Titan Recalls

The 2005 Nissan Titan has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 28, 2010.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Nissan Titan. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
6

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
891

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
11

7 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2005 Nissan Titan, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

6 recalls on the 2005 Nissan Titan

Engine and engine cooling

Campaign
10V517000
Reported
October 28, 2010
Vehicles affected
up to 747,480
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2004, 2006 Titan, 4 other models

10V517000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, other: storage: fuel gauge system

Campaign
10V074000
Reported
March 3, 2010
Vehicles affected
up to 340,000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2006–2009 Titan, 2 other models

10V074000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: appliance: air conditioner

Campaign
08V284000
Reported
June 27, 2008
Vehicles affected
up to 180,664
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2006 Titan, 2 other models

08V284000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system

Campaign
06V459000
Reported
November 30, 2006
Vehicles affected
up to 96,500
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2004, 2006 Titan

06V459000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment

Campaign
07E046000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2004, 2006 Titan, 4 other models

07E046000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm

Campaign
10E019000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2004, 2006–2009 Titan, 4 other models

10E019000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2005 Nissan Titan complaints by year

NHTSA has received 891 owner complaints about the 2005 Nissan Titan, the newest on May 11, 2026. Of these, 11 describe a crash (1%) and 7 a fire; owners reported 10 injuries.

In complaints about the 2005 Nissan Titan, the component group named most often is the power train (53%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (8%) and the suspension (7%).

1 of the 2005 Nissan Titan's 6 recalls also concerns the suspension.

Where 2005 Nissan Titan owners gave the mileage (800 complaints), the median was 66,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Power Train469
  • Fuel/Propulsion System68
  • Suspension65
  • Engine And Engine Cooling62
  • Engine61
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic60

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2005 Nissan Titan received by NHTSA, by calendar year
200540
200670
200765
200886
200991
2010136
201194
201266
201349
201446
201528
201615
201721
201823
201925
202012
20218
20227
20234
20243
20251
20261

Complaints about the 2005 Nissan Titan peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 136. 29% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Nissan Titan drew 6.6× the complaints of the median Nissan Titan year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 13 ranked years.

That makes 2005 one of the Nissan Titan years to avoid by our method.

Nissan Titan years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 5/5

The 891 complaints about the 2005 Nissan Titan are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Nissan Titan by model year

Other 2005 Nissan models

Newest record on this page: May 11, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted