NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Nissan Pathfinder Recalls
The 2009 Nissan Pathfinder has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 10, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Nissan Pathfinder. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 37
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Nissan Pathfinder, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2009 Nissan Pathfinder
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 23V067000
- Reported
- February 10, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 404,690
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2008, 2010–2011 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 2008, 2010 Pathfinder, 5 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 08V690000
- Reported
- December 29, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 242,720
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2008 Pathfinder, 1 other model
Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm
- Campaign
- 10E019000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2008, 2010 Pathfinder, 4 other models
2009 Nissan Pathfinder complaints by year
NHTSA has received 37 owner complaints about the 2009 Nissan Pathfinder, the newest on May 7, 2021. Of these, 1 describe a crash (3%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2009 Nissan Pathfinder, the component group named most often is the air bags (30%), followed by the power train (22%) and the engine (19%).
2 of the 2009 Nissan Pathfinder's 4 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2009 Nissan Pathfinder owners gave the mileage (29 complaints), the median was 91,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags11
- Power Train8
- Engine7
- Service Brakes5
- Electrical System4
- Engine And Engine Cooling4
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2009 Nissan Pathfinder peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 8. 16% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 37 complaints about the 2009 Nissan Pathfinder are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Pathfinder by model year
Other 2009 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: February 10, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted