200,000+ Nissan Titan, Frontier Pickup Withdrawn Due to Rollaway Risk

• The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has reported plans to tow more than 200,000 Nissan Titan (above) and Frontier trucks to address an issue that could cause vehicles to roll unexpectedly when parked.
• The problem involved a damaged parking leg, which was supposed to hold the vehicle in the park, Nissan said in documents filed with NHTSA.
• Owners will be notified from November 1st.

Nissan will recall more than 200,000 2020 model Frontier and Titan pickups through 2023 due to a defect that can cause trucks to roll over when parked. In documents filed with NHTSAThe automaker said the problem was a “unconnected parking pedal” on trucks from the 2020 to 2023 model years, which have a nine-speed automatic transmission.

Nissan spotted the problem at its Canton, Mississippi plant, and it has been confirmed through testing by Jatco, the maker of the nine-speed transmission. The supplier said “inadequate lifting force of the parking legs, due to friction” was believed to be the problem, according to the NHTSA filing.

Nissan Frontier 2022.

Included in the recall are trucks built between December 13, 2019, and June 14, 2022. No accidents were reported, the automaker said. Nissan said it would notify owners on November 1, and meanwhile owners are required to apply the parking brake whenever they park the vehicle. Meanwhile, owners can determine if their vehicle is included in the recall by visiting NHTSA remembers websites.