2008 Nissan Titan fuel system problems

The 2008 Nissan Titan has 20 fuel system complaints filed with NHTSA — 11% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

Fuel System complaints

11%

Share of year

Crash-involved

Related recalls

Fuel System complaints by year

Titan fuel system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

10V074000Fuel SystemMarch 3, 2010 · 340,000 units

Defect

NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2009 TITAN, ARMADA, AND INFINITI QX56 VEHICLES. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL GAUGE MAY INACCURATELY DISPLAY THAT THE VEHICLE STILL HAS SOME FUEL, TYPICALLY ABOUT ONE QUARTER TANK, WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY.

Consequence

THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS AND STALL ON THE HIGHWAY, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL SENDER UNIT INSIDE THE FUEL TANK WITH A NEW IMPROVED SENDER CARD. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 22, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

What owners report

“PUCHASE FROM PRIVATE PARTY IN FEBRUARY, NISSAN RAN DIAGNOSTICS IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE. LEAK WAS NOT RECORDED. ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN JUNE, VEHICLE RETURNED IN SEPTEMBER, APPROXIMATELY A WEEK AFTER PICK UP, CODED LEAK IN EMULATION SYSTEM, MANIFOLD/EXHAUST CAUSING FUMES TO BACK UP INTO TRUCK WHILE…”
Complaint filed with NHTSA · Fuel System · September 25, 2017 · crash

Common questions

How many fuel system complaints does the 2008 Nissan Titan have?

NHTSA has 20 complaints about the 2008 Nissan Titan fuel system — 11% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2008 Nissan Titan fuel system?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the fuel system: 10V074000.

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.