NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Nissan Pathfinder Recalls
The 2001 Nissan Pathfinder has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 20, 2011.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Nissan Pathfinder. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 230
- Crashes reported
- 18
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Nissan Pathfinder, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2001 Nissan Pathfinder
Steering: column
- Campaign
- 11V244000
- Reported
- April 20, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 195,991
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2004 Pathfinder, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap
- Campaign
- 07V435000
- Reported
- September 18, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 372,250
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Pathfinder, 1 other model
Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate: hinge and attachments
- Campaign
- 01V282000
- Reported
- August 30, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 31,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2004 Pathfinder, 42 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E049000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2004 Pathfinder, 23 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 Pathfinder, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2004 Pathfinder, 46 other models
2001 Nissan Pathfinder complaints by year
NHTSA has received 230 owner complaints about the 2001 Nissan Pathfinder, the newest on October 11, 2024. Of these, 18 describe a crash (8%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 12 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2001 Nissan Pathfinder, the component group named most often is the suspension (30%), followed by the equipment (17%) and the steering (15%).
1 of the 2001 Nissan Pathfinder's 7 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2001 Nissan Pathfinder owners gave the mileage (142 complaints), the median was 99,575 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension68
- Equipment39
- Steering35
- Structure30
- Fuel System, Gasoline23
- Engine And Engine Cooling16
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13 | |
| 2002 | 10 | |
| 2003 | 6 | |
| 2004 | 14 | |
| 2005 | 7 | |
| 2006 | 15 | |
| 2007 | 18 | |
| 2008 | 24 | |
| 2009 | 8 | |
| 2010 | 12 | |
| 2011 | 29 | |
| 2012 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 8 | |
| 2014 | 14 | |
| 2015 | 9 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 Nissan Pathfinder peaked in 2011, when NHTSA received 29. 23% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2001 vehicles, the 2001 Nissan Pathfinder drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Nissan Pathfinder year in the same window: 10th highest of the 19 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 230 complaints about the 2001 Nissan Pathfinder are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Pathfinder by model year
Other 2001 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: October 11, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted