2012 Nissan Titan Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 7about this part
- Share
- 32%of 22 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 96,388miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the air bags of the 2012 Nissan Titan, 32% of the 22 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 96,388 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was driving home from work, and I fell asleep hit a street sign, and a power pole, and a mailbox. The airbags did not deploy on impact of any item I hit. I was traveling at 55mph.”
NHTSA complaint #11210367, filed 2019-05, 117,777 miles“Tamara recall airbag failed to deploy during accident on interstate 70 east bound from grand junction colorado resulted in bent frame of 2012 Nissan Titan”
NHTSA complaint #11065468, filed 2018-01, 75,000 miles“The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Titan. The contact received notification of a Nissan internal air bag recall before which the air bag warning light was flashing on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who was unable to complete the recall and diagnosed a failure with the air bag inflator and air bag control module. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to the internal manufacturer recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 132,000.”
NHTSA complaint #11575514, filed 2024-03, 132,000 miles“The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Titan. While driving 25 MPH, a truck reversing collided into the front driver side door of the contact's vehicle. The side air bag failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact was injured and received medical attention, but was unable to provide the prognosis. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 72,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10967291, filed 2017-03, 72,000 miles“The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Titan. The contact received notification of Manufacturer Recall Number: PC947 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The NHTSA Campaign Number: (TBD). The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.”
NHTSA complaint #11511956, filed 2023-03Related service bulletins
- 11007000Sep 4, 2024VOLUNTARY SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN 2004-2012 ARMADA, TITAN, AND 2004-2009 QUEST; DRIVER AIR BAG COVER CAMPAIGN ID #: PC944, PC946, PC947, PC949 APPLIED VEHICLES: 2004-2012 Armada…
- 10129119Jan 5, 2018Air Bag Control Unit Reprogram Voluntary Service Campaign UPDATE January 5, 2018 The announcement from October 6, 2017 has been revised: - Dealers may now use revised TSB…
- 10117404Aug 15, 2017Air Bag Control Unit Reprogram Voluntary Service Campaign Temporary suspension of this campaign on all affected 2004-2006 model year vehicles. Nissan is aware of reprogramming…
- 10119206Jun 23, 2017Air Bag Control Unit Reprogram Voluntary Service Campaign ***** Campaign Summary***** Nissan is committed to customer satisfaction. Nissan is conducting a Voluntary Service…
- 10119202Jun 22, 2017VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN 2012-2014 TITAN, FRONTIER, AND XTERRA; AIR BAG DIAGNOSIS SENSOR UNIT INTRODUCTION Nissan is conducting a voluntary service campaign on certain specific…
- 10192562Apr 21, 2015SERVICE INFORMATION The applied vehicles are equipped with automatic door locks that lock all doors when the vehicle speed reaches 15 MPH. There is no instruction in the Owner?s…
- 10192513Jan 16, 2015SERVICE INFORMATION Changes or modifications to the front seat assembly trim materials may affect the proper operation of the Front Seat-Mounted Side-Impact Supplemental Air Bags…
- 10192305Jan 27, 2014SERVICE INFORMATION Information necessary to service the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) safely is included in the "RESTRAINTS" section of the Electronic Service Manual (ESM)…
Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 2% |
| 2020 | 2 | 9% |
| 2018 | 2 | 2% |
| 2017 | 11 | 6% |
| 2015 | 4 | 33% |
| 2014 | 1 | 10% |
| 2013 | 2 | 18% |
| 2012 | 7 | 32% |
| 2011 | 3 | 12% |
| 2010 | 7 | 15% |
| 2009 | 9 | 19% |
| 2008 | 14 | 11% |
| 2007 | 8 | 6% |
| 2006 | 28 | 7% |
| 2005 | 18 | 2% |
| 2004 | 38 | 4% |
Other parts of the 2012 Nissan Titan
5 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsEngine
4 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 Nissan Titan
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology