Nissan Towbar

Bollocks! Tell him he is full of it.

The manufacturer says the vehicle is capapable of towing XXXXkg, then as long as the hitch is engineered for the job then who supplies it is irrelevent.
The original R51 towbar was a crap design that they tried to patch up with bolt-on bits. I think it has been redesigned now. I'm told that Nissan did pay to have a Hayman Reece bar fitted to a vehicle when the owner had no faith in their product.

Lots of vehicles with HR hitches that have no issues with going in for warranty work.

Have you read this?
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thats all bullSH*T man, it wont void ya warrenty.

Billellen,
Simply purchasing the vehicle voids most warranties with Nissan.
I am about to spend another $500 on suspension because rear springs have sagged. It's only just a year old and has only carried half of its carring cappacity.

All I can advise to you is to RTFM ,,,, ( read the fu**en manual ) and as long as you stay within those specs, Nissan has to honnor the warranty.
Then all you have to do is to force the issue, if something goes wrong ( good luck )
I hope the Van is 2 tonne loaded, or you may be in for a suprise once you load it up

It may pay to put Poly Air bags under the "pathy" and get sone tow pak stabilizers.

It will greatly enhance stability, and give the "pathy" a level ride

Cheers Mate
Bucky

Read the following link and you will see there are major problems using the genuine nissan towbar with a HR WDH.
A neighbour had one fitted complained to dealer and nissan replaced the genuine with the HR towbar free of cost.
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Be warned
Pedro

i think you should go back to this dealer state the fact that if within the limit recommended by the manifacturers you can have what you want .....and buy from another dealer.

Hi Billellen;
late responding but for your info, I have same vehicle. Had Nissan hitch fitted originally but had to change to Reese due to shearing bolts on Nissan unit. Nissan refunded me fully and are now happy to give full warranty coverage with aftermarket unit fitted. If you would prefer it from the horses mouth email Nissan customer relations at crdnissan.com.au and get it in writing (webmail). Nissan does not approve the use of wdh with their towbars so Reese hitch is better unless you fancy towing large heavy van without. I certainly would not. If and when you get a Reese unit fitted you may find the hitch tongue is about 3 or 4 inches longer than it needs to be. Can be shortened and redrilled to bring towball closer to rear bumper thus improving download & stability.Only costs about $20 at any capable engineering shop. Apart from that car goes well, tows well and is reasonably economical. All the best with it. Jomah.

We have been in touch with Nissan Australia and they have confirmed that fitting a Hayman Reese tow bar to the Pathfinder will NOT void the warranty on the vehicle - which is as it should be. Thankyou for replies.