Nissan Primastar Towbars

Nissan Primastar Towing Specifications

The Nissan Primastar is a light commercial van produced by the French automaker Renault since 1981. Below we will cover the last two generations of the Nissan Primastar's towing specifications.

Nissan Primastar 2006-2014 Towbar electric kits

We recommend that all tow bars fitted to a Nissan Primastar 2006-2014 are fitted with a dedicated electrics kit, this not only helps to ensure all modern features, such as trailer stability, parking sensors function correctly, but also ensures that the vehicles manufacturer’s warranty is not invalidated.

A quick look at Nissan's warranty page confirms that for the Nissan Primastar, only Light Commercial vehicles which are under 5 years old or have less than 100,000 miles on the clock, will have a manufacturers warranty active unless you have taken out the extended warranty.

Nissan Warranty information

We do of course offer, Nissan Primastar 2006-2014 universal electrics kits, however as stated these will invalidate any manufacturer warranty you may have.

Bypass Relays

Nissan Primastar 2006-2014 will NOT require a bypass relay if universal electrics are fitted. Bypass relays are used to ensure that the kit does not present faults on the dashboard.

A bypass relay helps the universal kit hide from your vehicle ECU and functions so as not to put faults on the dashboard hence the name “BYPASS”.

A dedicated system works in harmony with your vehicles ECU and all of its functions.

Coding

This is the coding of the ECU to accept the dedicated system, this updates your vehicle's software to run smoothly with the new towbar, it works very much like an update to your smartphone. All Nissan Primastar 2006-2014 will NOT require coding if a dedicated kit is fitted.

Bumper cuts

The only options on the Nissan Primastar 2006-2014 towbars are, None Visible Cut, or Visible, a bumper cut is required.

Nose weight

Nose weight is the amount of weight pushing down on the tow ball, it is important to not exceed the nose weight set on the tow bar, failure to do so could damage the car chassis and/or tow bar mounting points. For the Nissan Primastar 2006-2014, the maximum capacity nose weight is 75kg, nose weights are displayed under each tow bar below.

Towing weight

Towing weight is the weight that the Nissan Primastar 2006-2014 towbars can tow safely, without damaging the vehicle, the maximum towing weight capacity is 1500kg, the minimum towing weight capacity is 1250kg.


You will need to check the towing limit for your model of Nissan Primastar 2006-2014 as it may not be able to tow up to the weight limit that the tow bar can tow.

Nissan Primastar 2001-2006 Towing Specifications

If you own a Nissan Primastar built in 2006, then please check your logbook to ensure you know the exact model of your vehicle, if you are unsure, please feel free to call our agents for advice.

Nissan Primastar 2001-2006 Towbar electric kits

No dedicated kits for this year range.

Bypass Relays

Nissan Primastar 2001-2006 will NOT require a bypass relay when universal electrics are fitted. Bypass relays are used to ensure that the kit does not present faults on the dashboard.

A bypass relay helps the universal kit hide from your vehicle ECU and functions so as not to put faults on the dashboard hence the name “BYPASS”.

A dedicated system works in harmony with your vehicles ECU and all of its functions.

Coding

No dedicated kits for this year range.

Bumper cuts

The only option on the Nissan Primastar 2001-2006 towbars is, No Cut, a bumper cut is not required.

Nose weight

Nose weight is the amount of weight pushing down on the tow ball, it is important to not exceed the nose weight set on the tow bar, failure to do so could damage the car chassis and/or tow bar mounting points. For the Nissan Primastar 2001-2006, the maximum capacity nose weight is 85kg, the minimum capacity nose weight is 80kg, nose weights are displayed under each tow bar below.

Towing weight

Towing weight is the weight that the Nissan Primastar 2001-2006 towbars can tow safely, without damaging the vehicle, the maximum towing weight capacity is 2000kg.

You will need to check the towing limit for your model of Nissan Primastar 2001-2006 as it may not be able to tow up to the weight limit that the tow bar can tow.