Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Titan, 2020-2022 Frontier, and 2023 Z vehicles. The transmission parking pawl may not engage when the vehicle is shifted into park, which can result in a vehicle rollaway.
Safety risk
A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Owners are advised to apply the parking brake every time they park their vehicle. Dealers will perform the applicable repairs below, free of charge: Model Year 2020-2022 Frontier vehicles: reprogram Transmission Control Module (TCM) Model Year 2020-2022 Titan vehicles: reprogram TCM and Engine Control Module (ECM) Model Year 2023 Titan vehicles: reprogram TCM Model Year 2023 Z vehicles: reprogram TCM. Owner notification letters were mailed October 28, 2022. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669.
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Frontier and Titan vehicles. The transmission parking pawl may not engage when the vehicle is shifted into park, which can result in a vehicle rollaway.
Safety risk
A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Owners are advised to apply the parking brake every time they park their vehicle. Dealers will replace the transmission parking pawl pin, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 2022. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R22A2 R22A3.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
Component
Complaints
Median mileage
Power train
15
28,000 mi
Engine
7
6,784 mi
Service brakes
4
55,000 mi
Back over prevention: warnings
3
—
Unknown or other
3
—
Electrical system
2
32,000 mi
Steering
2
—
Vehicle speed control
2
—
Air bags
1
9,624 mi
Electrical system: wiring: interior/under dash
1
50 mi
Exterior lighting: brake lights
1
32,000 mi
Power train: automatic transmission
1
—
Seat belts: front: retractor
1
9,624 mi
Seats
1
2,990 mi
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: pads
1
59,834 mi
The 2019 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. The 2021 model has about 1.5 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.