Nissan Navara Wheel Nut Torque Specs Australia

By WhatSizeBoltEdited 4 min read

Nissan's owner's manuals give 133 Nm for the current D23 NP300 Navara and 113 Nm for the older D40 — not the ft-lb figure this page used to show relabelled as Nm.

Nissan Navara Wheel Nut Torque Specs Australia

Nissan’s own owner’s manuals give the Navara wheel-nut torque in newton-metres — not the ft-lb figure this page used to show relabelled as Nm, which under-torqued the wheel by about a quarter.

Quick answer: The current D23 NP300 (2015–present) takes 133 Nm (13.6 kg-m, 98 ft-lb), per Nissan’s multi-market D23 manual (which includes Australia/NZ sections) and the South Africa manual. The older D40 (pre-2015) takes 113 Nm (83 ft-lb). Confirm your generation before you torque a wheel.

Navara wheel nut torque by generation

Two figures, not one — and they are not interchangeable between generations.

GenerationTorqueManual
D23 / NP300 (2015–present)133 Nm (13.6 kg-m, 98 ft-lb)Nissan multi-market D23 manual (Australia/NZ sections) and South Africa manual
D40 (pre-2015)113 Nm (83 ft-lb)Nissan D40 owner’s manual (Australia sections)
Source
  • Nissan Navara owner’s manual (multi-destination print with dedicated Australia/NZ sections (D23-A, “Except for China”, Nissan Thailand, 2022/3/9)), p. 300 — “Wheel nut tightening torque: 133 N·m (13.6 kg-m, 98 ft-lb)”
  • Nissan Navara owner’s manual (South Africa, 2021), p. 271 — “Wheel nut tightening torque: 133 N·m (13.6 kg-m, 98 ft-lb)”
  • Nissan D40 Navara owner’s manual (multi-destination print with dedicated Australia sections, 2013), p. 169 — “Wheel nut tightening torque: 113N•m (12 kg-m, 83 ft-lb)”
The D40 figure has an internal inconsistency — and it’s the kg-m, not the Nm: Nissan’s own D40 manual prints “113 N·m (12 kg-m, 83 ft-lb)”. 83 ft-lb converts to about 112.5 (in Nm) — agreeing with the printed 113 Nm — while 12 kgf·m converts to roughly 118. The N·m and ft-lb figures agree with each other, so the 12 kg-m entry looks like the outlier, not the 113 N·m figure. We show 113 Nm as the manual’s primary figure rather than silently correcting Nissan’s own print; if your D40 manual differs, follow the copy in your glovebox.

Which spec applies to your Navara?

Generation decides the number, not trim.

  • D23 / NP300 (2015–present) → 133 Nm.
  • D40 (2005–2015) → 113 Nm.
  • D22 → not verified — no D22-specific manual was reachable for this build. Use your own glovebox manual.
What we couldn’t confirm: The wheel-stud thread (commonly cited as M12 × 1.25) is not stated in any Navara manual we could source — it is a secondary, forum-corroborated figure only, not a manual fact. Confirm the stud thread on your own vehicle before buying replacement nuts. No D22-specific manual was reachable for this build. A related South African NP300 Hardbody derivative gives 132 Nm (13.5 kg-m, 98 ft-lb), but that is a different market’s D22-based model, not a confirmed figure for the Australian D22 — treat it as background only.

Tightening sequence

Nissan’s manual points to its own diagram, not a named pattern.

  1. Tighten the wheel nuts with the wheel-nut wrench, in the sequence illustrated in your Navara’s manual.
  2. Torque to the specified figure for your generation — 133 Nm (D23) or 113 Nm (D40) — with a torque wrench, as soon as possible.
  3. Never use oil or grease on the wheel studs or nuts — Nissan warns this can cause the nuts to loosen.
  4. Retighten the wheel nuts once the vehicle has been driven 1,000 km (600 miles).
Source
  • Nissan Navara owner’s manual (multi-destination print with dedicated Australia/NZ sections (D23-A)), p. 300 — “Never use oil or grease on the wheel studs or nuts … Retighten the wheel nuts when the vehicle has been driven for 1,000 km (600 miles)”
  • Nissan D40 Navara owner’s manual (multi-destination print with dedicated Australia sections, 2013), p. 169 — “Never use oil or grease on the wheel … has been driven for 1,000 km (600 miles)”
  • Nissan NP300 Hardbody owner’s manual (South Africa), p. 112 — “Retighten the wheel nuts when the vehicle has been driven for 1,000 km (600 miles)”

Tools for the job

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Frequently asked questions

What is the wheel-nut torque on a Nissan Navara?

133 Nm (98 ft-lb) on the current D23 NP300 (2015–present), per Nissan’s multi-market D23 manual (Australia/NZ sections) and its South Africa manual. The older D40 (pre-2015) takes 113 Nm, per Nissan’s D40 manual (Australia sections).

Is the D23 Navara wheel nut torque somewhere around 98 to 118 Nm?

No — that old range mixed up ft-lb and Nm. Nissan’s manual gives a single figure, 133 Nm (which is also 98 ft-lb).

What thread does the Navara use?

Not stated in any Nissan manual we could source. M12 × 1.25 is a commonly cited figure but unconfirmed — check your own stud before buying nuts.

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Bottom line: torque a D23 NP300 Navara’s wheel nuts to 133 Nm (98 ft-lb), or a D40 Navara to 113 Nm, per Nissan’s own owner’s manuals — and confirm your stud thread before buying replacement nuts.

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