Tonneau Covers for Nissan Frontier & Nissan Titan with the Utilitrack system
There are lots of tonneau covers that will work with the Nissan Utilitrack system. We have designed two models to work very well indeed with the Nissan Frontier and Nissan Titan model trucks. The RollBak all aluminum retractable tonneau cover will work with both the Nissan Titan and Nissan Frontier with Utilitrack systems. The BakFlip hard folding tonneau cover will also accommodate the use of the Utilitrack systems on Nissan trucks.
With this said, there are a few things you should know about both retractable and folding style tonneau covers when installed on a Nissan truck that has the track system built into it:
When you install a retractable tonneau cover like the RollBak on a Nissan truck with utilitracks, you will most certainly lose the use of the track that is against your bulkhead rail. That's because any retractable tonneau cover has a canister that the cover rolls into and this canister sits across the bed behind your cab. As such, you lose the value of the bulkhead Utilitrack. Other than this small issue, you should have great success using the RollBak with your Nissan truck. there is one other small tidbit of info that you should be aware of: The Nissan Titan's Utilitrack system is located really close to the edge of your inner rail of your truck bed. As such, you do not have a lot of room to clamp your tonneau cover rails to the sides of your truck bed. No fear though, as with any other tonneau / truck challenge, we have figured a way around this issue too - here's what you do: Simply use a #40 star headed bit to remove the bolts that hold the Utilitrack to the walls of your bed. Then flip the tracks upside down and reinsert the bolts again. What you will have done by following this simple step is gain about an inch or so of space in order for your clamps to work properly. You'll still have full use of your tie downs and rails. Better yet, you'll have full use of a really trick tonneau cover as well!
Retractable tonneau cover on Nissan with Utilitrack system
The same applies to installing a BakFlip folding cover on a Titan with a Utilitrack system in it. Fortunately, you do not need to flip your tracks on a Nissan Frontier, as the Frontier Utilitrack system is located far enough away from the inside lip of your truck rails to not present any problems.