NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Nissan Pathfinder Recalls
The 2003 Nissan Pathfinder has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 9, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 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
- 110
- Crashes reported
- 11
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
side crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 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 2003 Nissan Pathfinder
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 20V008000
- Reported
- January 9, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 307,962
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2002, 2004 Pathfinder, 8 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 15V287000
- Reported
- May 15, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,090,569
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2002, 2004 Pathfinder, 7 other models
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
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 Pathfinder, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004 Pathfinder, 46 other models
2003 Nissan Pathfinder complaints by year
NHTSA has received 110 owner complaints about the 2003 Nissan Pathfinder, the newest on November 3, 2025. Of these, 11 describe a crash (10%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Nissan Pathfinder, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (23%), followed by the suspension (19%) and the air bags (13%).
2 of the 2003 Nissan Pathfinder's 7 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2003 Nissan Pathfinder owners gave the mileage (80 complaints), the median was 100,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling25
- Suspension21
- Air Bags14
- Steering14
- Fuel/Propulsion System13
- Structure12
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 8 | |
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 10 | |
| 2009 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 10 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2003 Nissan Pathfinder peaked in 2008, when NHTSA received 10. 18% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2003 vehicles, the 2003 Nissan Pathfinder drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Nissan Pathfinder year in the same window: 17th highest of the 19 ranked years.
That makes 2003 one of the three best-measured Nissan Pathfinder years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 110 complaints about the 2003 Nissan Pathfinder are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Pathfinder by model year
Other 2003 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: November 3, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted