Should be recalled already

 

You mean those four crappy little welds are the only thing connecting the receiver tube to hitch?

 

No, if you look at the back side of the plate around the tube it's welded the entire perimeter of the tube. The plate is welded the entire length to the cross member. I've been looking at other hitches in my neighborhood and they don't exactly have more welded material than the Nissan as far as welding between the tube and the cross member. For most hitches the tube is directly welded to the cross member instead of to drop plates. The tube moving back and forth against the plates probably isn't as good as directly welding. I would think that the movement would put more stress on the weld? I know there may be a picture in here somewhere but what does the old hitch look like?

I'm jut amazed at all of the rusting from a hitch that is 20 days old.

 

seems to me like it should be fully welded.... and finished as to not rust.

I wonder if someone used the wrong filler material?

 

I agree with mjw357 and DeadRiver...there should be more weld on there. Typical manufacturing...cutting corners and skimping on material to save money. If they welded that end-to-end on both sides, there would be more surface area to distribute the load on rather than those four points creating stress risers.

Also, just an observation, the crack location and orientation indicates an overload in the downward direction, IMO. Similar to excessive tongue weight or pulling too much weight over the crest of a hill. I am not saying that you are at fault, just explaining that although you are rated for 900lb tongue weight, those four little welds have a hell of a lot less chance at bearing that load than full end-to-end welds.

Too bad you are so far from me, I could probably get that weld repaired CORRECTLY (lol) by one of my friends at little to no cost. Do you know any reputable welders? See if you can find a weld/fab shop that will help you out. It doesn't seem like too much work for an experienced welder and it may save you the cost of a new hitch.

 

Damn. After seeing this I'm going to go check my hitch.

 

I checked mine. The welds shown above are much more substantial on mine. Also all four sides of the square part of the receiver where it goes through the plate are welded completely around the square tube.

 

I added this plate that fits inside the area above the reciever. Has a bead running around the complete square.

I think your 1st thread was what prompted me to do this awhile back. I have towed more than your weights since and have been fine, if you get yours replaced I would do this if you get the same design. Cost me 20 dollars to have it welded in.

If you want to run an 08 or earlier your going to need to order the insides of the rear bumper from a non tow package truck or off of an 08- truck.

In my opinion the rest of the newer design is pretty strong and has more mounting points to the frame of the truck, the old design has 3 bolts on each side that screw in from the bottom up, the newer one has 5 or 6 on each side if I remember correctly some on bottom of frame and some on sides of frame

 

Here are some more, I bedlined it after these pics and it looks factory

 

I would say to roll back to the dealership anyway and convince them to replace it with an old style hitch, or send the pics directly to Nissan USA and ask for the same thing.

 

They are very poorly welded. I plan to have fully welded along the sections of the receiver tube. Mine is the same as the pics above and is only welded in small little sections. Adding the piece to the top also seems like a good plan too!


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Man that's straight up dangerous. Can't believed Nissan got cheap like that.

 

Anyone seen the 2012s, how are their hitches?

 

My 2012 looks the same, minus the rust. Guess thats another thing to add to the list.

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atleast it has welds. look at the shackles, no welds. nissan = cheap *** parts.

 

That just plain old sucks...

 

Its official I hate Nissan , I'm towing my heavy TT ( 7.5 K ) and my hitch weld started to separated , all my family are put at risk because of you stupid Nissan , mpg , no limited slip , exploding rear end , rancho's , this truck is a grocery getter nothing more:bangit:

 

Voila ! A little paint job and the problem is now solved

Does this mean you like your truck again????? :bangit: :crying: :bangit:

 

It's a POS hitch! I called it in 2010
http://www.titantalk.com/forums/titan-towing-hauling/105506-2010-hitch.html

 

You need to file a complaint with the NTSB. Gm had the same POS hitch on their trucks for a while until the NTSB got involved.

 

Wow this sucks, i was looking at one and so is my buddy. He pulls a 5000 pound camper. Has Nissan been good to keep fixing the hitches? Or should someone just put an aftermarket one on? I thought these trucks had a limited slip axle like a posi?

 

Here's what my 2012 hitch welds look like. Not heavy duty looking at all, but hopefully they'll hold.

 

That sucks!! If the welds weren't those dinky spot welds and went from one end of the metal to the other it would be so much better.

My suggestion. Replace it with a better properly built receiver or take it to a pro weld shot and have it welded correctly.

the 2004-2009 receivers are bullet proof.

 

this looks like a recall waiting to happen...wonder what a welding shop would charge to complete the welds...

I went out and grabbed a few pics of mine, its a 2012 pro-4x...looks like eventually mine will fail too, considering the welds are the same as those above...this definitely needs to be brought to NissanUSA.com's attention.

I did a similar thing over on the370z.com for the failing hatchback springs and Nissan released a TSB to replace them with longer ones.

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well I just submitted this message to NissanUSA.com so we'll see how they respond to the matter...

On 2010+ Nissan Titans with trailer hitch, the welds at the hitch are failing and separating the hitch from the hitch support bar. This is a great danger to anyone that is hauling a load and has the hitch welds fail while driving. This failure at highway speeds could cause injury or death to the driver and passengers as well as other vehicles on the roadway. Check this thread on TitanTalk.com and you will see what I am referring to: http://www.titantalk.com/forums/titan-towing-hauling/149960-new-hitch-failure-another-one.html

 

This is why I always get aftermarket hitches put on. I'de ditch that OEM crap.

 

the current hitch assembly is not the problem. the welds are the issue, so if they re due the welds like those on pre 09 then the hitch will be fine and bullet proof like mentioned above.

 

Those 4 dinky *** welds are all that holds that thing in?? Please tell me its ATLEAST fully welded around the tube, on the back side of that plate? As well as some sort of additional reinforcement on the backside, not shown in the pic?? That's dangerous. Wow.

 

There is a full weld in back but it doesn't do anything for tongue weight

 

I'm gonna get mine weld correctly this week , I will post pick

 

Kdo2milger, yours looks like it's welded better up high near the tube while mine is better down low near the receiver. Where's the consistency and QC Nissan, c'mon. I'm really surprised that there aren't more people with failures than in just this post.