NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Nissan Pathfinder Recalls
The 2004 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 2004 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
- 67
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
side crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 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 2004 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 2002–2003 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 2002–2003 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 2000–2003 Pathfinder, 1 other model
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003 Pathfinder, 42 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E049000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003 Pathfinder, 23 other models
Equipment
- Campaign
- 07E046000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2006 Pathfinder, 4 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003 Pathfinder, 46 other models
2004 Nissan Pathfinder complaints by year
NHTSA has received 67 owner complaints about the 2004 Nissan Pathfinder, the newest on September 10, 2024. Of these, 3 describe a crash (4%); owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2004 Nissan Pathfinder, the component group named most often is the service brakes, hydraulic (18%), followed by the air bags (16%) and the power train (13%).
2 of the 2004 Nissan Pathfinder's 7 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2004 Nissan Pathfinder owners gave the mileage (47 complaints), the median was 76,684 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic12
- Air Bags11
- Power Train9
- Fuel/Propulsion System6
- Visibility6
- Engine4
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 19 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2004 Nissan Pathfinder peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 19. 42% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Nissan Pathfinder drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Nissan Pathfinder year in the same window: 15th highest of the 19 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Side: 5/5
The 67 complaints about the 2004 Nissan Pathfinder are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Pathfinder by model year
Other 2004 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: September 10, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted