NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Nissan Pathfinder Recalls
The 2013 Nissan Pathfinder has 11 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 13, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Nissan Pathfinder. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 11
- Owner complaints
- 890
- Crashes reported
- 16
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
11 recalls on the 2013 Nissan Pathfinder
Latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch
- Campaign
- 22V420000
- Reported
- June 13, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 322,671
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2016 Pathfinder
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 21V020000
- Reported
- January 20, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 264,431
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 Pathfinder
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 16V380000
- Reported
- May 31, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 79,853
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014 Pathfinder
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification
- Campaign
- 16V244000
- Reported
- April 26, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,296,947
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2016 Pathfinder, 14 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 15V681000
- Reported
- October 20, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 919
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 Pathfinder, 4 other models
Structure: body: hood: hinge and attachments
- Campaign
- 15V033000
- Reported
- January 26, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 170,665
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014 Pathfinder, 3 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: cooling unit and lines
- Campaign
- 14V142000
- Reported
- March 26, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,065
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2013 Nissan Pathfinder
Electrical system: software
- Campaign
- 14V138000
- Reported
- March 25, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 989,701
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014 Pathfinder, 6 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
- Campaign
- 13V445000
- Reported
- October 17, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 151,695
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014 Pathfinder, 1 other model
Service brakes
- Campaign
- 13V139000
- Reported
- April 12, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 19,258
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Air bags
- Campaign
- 13V069000
- Reported
- March 1, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 82,038
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
2013 Nissan Pathfinder complaints by year
NHTSA has received 890 owner complaints about the 2013 Nissan Pathfinder, the newest on July 10, 2026. Of these, 16 describe a crash (2%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 16 injuries.
In complaints about the 2013 Nissan Pathfinder, the component group named most often is the power train (42%), followed by the air bags (20%) and the engine (12%).
1 of the 2013 Nissan Pathfinder's 11 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2013 Nissan Pathfinder owners gave the mileage (680 complaints), the median was 15,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train370
- Air Bags177
- Unknown Or Other110
- Engine105
- Structure83
- Service Brakes62
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 201 | |
| 2014 | 143 | |
| 2015 | 83 | |
| 2016 | 86 | |
| 2017 | 61 | |
| 2018 | 57 | |
| 2019 | 59 | |
| 2020 | 39 | |
| 2021 | 37 | |
| 2022 | 27 | |
| 2023 | 31 | |
| 2024 | 28 | |
| 2025 | 29 | |
| 2026 | 8 |
Complaints about the 2013 Nissan Pathfinder peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 201. 58% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Nissan Pathfinder drew 11× the complaints of the median Nissan Pathfinder year in the same window: 1st highest of the 19 ranked years.
That makes 2013 one of the Nissan Pathfinder years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 890 complaints about the 2013 Nissan Pathfinder are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Pathfinder by model year
Other 2013 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: July 10, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted