NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Nissan Pathfinder Recalls
The 2008 Nissan Pathfinder has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 10, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Nissan Pathfinder. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 328
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Nissan Pathfinder, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2008 Nissan Pathfinder
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 23V067000
- Reported
- February 10, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 404,690
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2011 Pathfinder, 5 other models
Equipment: electrical: navigational system(global positioning system)
- Campaign
- 10V401000
- Reported
- September 10, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,948
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2010 Pathfinder, 5 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: auxillary tank
- Campaign
- 10V075000
- Reported
- March 3, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 80,689
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006 Pathfinder, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 08V690000
- Reported
- December 29, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 242,720
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2007, 2009 Pathfinder, 1 other model
Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm
- Campaign
- 10E019000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2007, 2009–2010 Pathfinder, 4 other models
2008 Nissan Pathfinder complaints by year
NHTSA has received 328 owner complaints about the 2008 Nissan Pathfinder, the newest on January 15, 2025. Of these, 9 describe a crash (3%); owners reported 7 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Nissan Pathfinder, the component group named most often is the power train (47%), followed by the engine (19%) and the fuel/propulsion system (16%).
None of the 2008 Nissan Pathfinder's 5 recalls concerns the power train.
Where 2008 Nissan Pathfinder owners gave the mileage (277 complaints), the median was 106,534 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train155
- Engine61
- Fuel/Propulsion System51
- Air Bags41
- Fuel System, Gasoline30
- Engine And Engine Cooling23
Complaints received, by year
| 2007 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 14 | |
| 2011 | 7 | |
| 2012 | 13 | |
| 2013 | 26 | |
| 2014 | 46 | |
| 2015 | 50 | |
| 2016 | 50 | |
| 2017 | 36 | |
| 2018 | 29 | |
| 2019 | 23 | |
| 2020 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Nissan Pathfinder peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 50. 8% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2008 vehicles, the 2008 Nissan Pathfinder drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Nissan Pathfinder year in the same window: 13th highest of the 19 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 328 complaints about the 2008 Nissan Pathfinder are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2008 Nissan Pathfinder crash tests and safety technology
For the 2008 Nissan Pathfinder, NHTSA lists electronic stability control as standard and no forward collision warning or lane departure warning. Forward collision warning became standard on the Pathfinder with the 2018 model year, 10 years after this one.
NHTSA puts the chance that the 2008 Nissan Pathfinder rolls over in a single-vehicle crash at 22.8% (3 stars). That is tied for the highest of the 17 Pathfinder years NHTSA rated from 2004 on (15.5%–22.8%); the 2022 had the lowest, 15.5%. Of 39 other 2008 SUVs with NHTSA ratings on this site, 30 (77%) had a lower rollover risk; their median was 17.9%.
Photos: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA test vehicle 2677, shown from static.nhtsa.gov. Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2008 Nissan Pathfinder: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work
Nissan Pathfinder by model year
Other 2008 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: January 15, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted