NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Nissan Pathfinder Recalls
The 2018 Nissan Pathfinder has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 8, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Nissan Pathfinder. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 78
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Nissan Pathfinder, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2018 Nissan Pathfinder
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
- Campaign
- 19V807000
- Reported
- November 8, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 391,479
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2017, 2019 Pathfinder, 3 other models
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 19V654000
- Reported
- September 12, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,228,830
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Pathfinder, 22 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
- Campaign
- 18V601000
- Reported
- September 7, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 215,124
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2017 Pathfinder, 3 other models
2018 Nissan Pathfinder complaints by year
NHTSA has received 78 owner complaints about the 2018 Nissan Pathfinder, the newest on October 14, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (4%); owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 Nissan Pathfinder, the component group named most often is the service brakes (24%), followed by the electrical system (18%) and the engine (17%).
None of the 2018 Nissan Pathfinder's 3 recalls concerns the service brakes.
Where 2018 Nissan Pathfinder owners gave the mileage (39 complaints), the median was 16,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes19
- Unknown Or Other18
- Electrical System14
- Engine13
- Power Train12
- Vehicle Speed Control9
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 27 | |
| 2020 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 9 | |
| 2026 | 5 |
Complaints about the 2018 Nissan Pathfinder peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 27. 51% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Nissan Pathfinder drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Nissan Pathfinder year in the same window: 11th highest of the 19 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 78 complaints about the 2018 Nissan Pathfinder are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Pathfinder by model year
Other 2018 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: October 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted