NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Nissan Pathfinder Recalls
The 2012 Nissan Pathfinder has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 20, 2012.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Nissan Pathfinder. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 23
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2012 Nissan Pathfinder, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2012 Nissan Pathfinder
Suspension: front: hub
- Campaign
- 12V462000
- Reported
- September 20, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,417
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 11V592000
- Reported
- December 19, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 14,718
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011 Pathfinder, 2 other models
2012 Nissan Pathfinder complaints by year
NHTSA has received 23 owner complaints about the 2012 Nissan Pathfinder, the newest on November 20, 2025. Of these, 2 describe a crash (9%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2012 Nissan Pathfinder, the component group named most often is the engine (22%), followed by the suspension (22%) and the air bags (17%).
1 of the 2012 Nissan Pathfinder's 2 recalls also concerns the suspension.
Where 2012 Nissan Pathfinder owners gave the mileage (12 complaints), the median was 82,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine5
- Suspension5
- Unknown Or Other5
- Air Bags4
- Electrical System3
- Power Train2
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2012 Nissan Pathfinder peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 4. 26% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
The 23 complaints about the 2012 Nissan Pathfinder are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Pathfinder by model year
Other 2012 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: November 20, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted