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Nissan Pathfinder

Every Nissan Pathfinder model year on file, 2015 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years1,19461 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years122015 to 2026
Recall campaigns17Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,404Summed across model years
By model year

The 2015 model year drew the most complaints, 320, 27% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

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Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Nissan Pathfinder complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
296
Powertrain
192
Brakes
180
Electrical system
164
Airbags
99
Speed control
72
Driver assistance
66
Fuel system
64
Visibility and wipers
57
Structure
47
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Nissan Pathfinder model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Nissan Pathfinder by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026SUV1010.0167005
2025SUV515.93921011
2024SUV821.24102032
2023SUV1043.85201087
2022SUV1355.258750143
2021Not decoded0NoneNone0032
2020SUV482.11710097
2019SUV767.918120145
2018SUV775.218630185
2017SUV1865.436520226
2016SUV1059.525621202
2015SUV3204.470351239
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Nissan Pathfinder

  • 25V-173 Mar 19, 2025
    One or both front brake caliper assemblies may have reduced strength and could break
    Brakes · 1,430 vehicles
  • 24V-176 Mar 5, 2024
    Lap belt pretensioner in the left-side front seat belt assembly may be improperly secured, due to a missing rivet
    Seat belts · 12k vehicles
  • 24V-154 Feb 27, 2024
    Due to a manufacturing issue, the driver's air bag inflator may absorb moisture, and cause the air bag to deploy improperly
    Airbags · 351 vehicles
  • 23V-268 Apr 13, 2023
    Driver's powered seat may not be fully secured to the seat frame, causing the seat frame welds to detach from the rear inboard seat bracket
    Seats · 12k vehicles
  • 22V-527 Jul 21, 2022
    When the Sirius XM subscription is set to "Not Subscribed," it may cause the infotainment head unit to reboot, resulting in an inoperative…
    Back-over prevention · 10k vehicles
  • 22V-420 Jun 13, 2022
    On certain Pathfinder vehicles, the secondary hood latch may malfunction and remain in the unlatched, unsecured, position when the hood is closed
    Latches and locks · 323k vehicles
  • 22V-111 Feb 24, 2022
    Second-row seat track may be missing a mounting bolt
    Seats · 21 vehicles
  • 21V-743 Sep 23, 2021
    Second-row seat back frames may have insufficient welds that could separate
    Seats · 5,895 vehicles
  • 21V-742 Sep 23, 2021
    Third-row headrests may have an improper weld or misaligned internal components, which can allow the headrest to move or detach
    Seats · 10k vehicles
  • 21V-706 Sep 10, 2021
    Insufficient welds may allow the secondary hood latch retainer bracket to detach from the front bumper assembly
    Latches and locks · 3,030 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.