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Nissan Pathfinder Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 48 recall campaigns for the Nissan Pathfinder, across 24 model years from 2000 to 2025. The 2014 has the most (11); the fewest among years with a recall is 2025 (1).

Nissan Pathfinder years to avoid by our method: 2013 (11× the median year), 2014 (4.7× the median year), 2015 (2.9× the median year), 2017 (2.2× the median year) and 2022 (2.2× the median year).

Model years
24

2000–2025, with a recall

Recall campaigns
48
Most recalls
2014

11 recalls

Owner complaints
6,275

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 6,275 complaints with NHTSA about the Nissan Pathfinder across 26 model years; the most, 1,050, concern the 2005.

Owners marked a crash on 191 of the Nissan Pathfinder complaints (3%) and a fire on 25.

Across all Nissan Pathfinder model years, owners name the power train most often (at least 2,356 complaints), then the engine (954).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Nissan Pathfinder in 2013: 617, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Nissan Pathfinder is air bags: frontal, in 14 model-year listings.

The newest Nissan Pathfinder recall, 25V173000, was reported on March 19, 2025 and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2020 Nissan Pathfinder, model year owners have filed complaints about.

Nissan Pathfinder years to avoid

The 2013 Nissan Pathfinder stands out most: 514 complaints between 2012 and 2016, 42% of them naming the power train.

The 2013 also carries 11 recalls, against a median of 5 for the ranked Nissan Pathfinder years.

The best-measured Nissan Pathfinder years are 2000 (0.3×), 2011 (0.4×) and 2003 (0.5×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Nissan Pathfinder, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2026015—not ranked
2025155—not ranked
2024286—not ranked
20231107—not ranked
2022avoid5136117
2.2×
202004821
0.6×
201927636
0.8×
201837840
0.9×
2017avoid2187105
2.2×
2016210554
1.2×
2015avoid5321129
2.9×
2014avoid11575219
4.7×
2013avoid11890514
10.9×
20122236not ranked
201124516
0.4×
20105407not ranked
20094376not ranked
2008532827
0.7×
2007256178
1.7×
2006583763
1.7×
200541,05061
1.7×
200476728
0.7×
2003711020
0.5×
2002915637
0.7×
2001723053
1.0×
2000611219
0.3×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Nissan Pathfinder years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Nissan Pathfinder

  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL14
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING14
  • SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM7
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP7
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH5
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH5
  • STEERING:COLUMN5
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS5
  • AIR BAGS4
  • AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION4

Nissan Pathfinder model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Nissan Pathfinder recall campaign (48)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Nissan Pathfinder, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
25V173000March 19, 2025service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper2025crash1,430
24V176000March 5, 2024seat belts: pretensioner2024crash and injury12,019
24V154000February 27, 2024air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2024crash and injury351
23V268000April 13, 2023seats: critical fasteners2023crash and injury12,400
23V067000February 10, 2023air bags: frontal2008–2011injury404,690
22V527000July 21, 2022back over prevention: sensing system: camera2022crash10,477
22V420000June 13, 2022latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch2013–2016crash322,671
22V111000February 24, 2022seats: critical fasteners2022crash and injury21
21V742000September 23, 2021seats: mid/rear assembly: head restraint2022crash and injury10,082
21V743000September 23, 2021seats: critical fasteners2022crash and injury5,895
21V706000September 10, 2021latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch2022crash3,030
21V020000January 20, 2021exterior lighting: brake lights: switch2013–2015crash and injury264,431
20V008000January 9, 2020air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2002–2004injury and death307,962
19V807000November 8, 2019service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip2017–2019firepark outside391,479
19V654000September 12, 2019back over prevention: sensing system: camera2018–2019crash1,228,830
18V601000September 7, 2018service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip2017–2018firepark outside215,124
17V068000February 2, 2017air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2002injury and death46
16V380000May 31, 2016exterior lighting: brake lights: switch2013–2014crash and injury79,853
16V244000April 26, 2016air bags: sensor: occupant classification2013–2016crash and injury3,296,947
15V681000October 20, 2015air bags: frontal2013–2015crash and injury919
15V287000May 15, 2015air bags2002–2004crash, injury and death1,090,569
15V033000January 26, 2015structure: body: hood: hinge and attachments2013–2014crash170,665
15V012000January 14, 2015service brakes2014–2015crash893
14V229000May 2, 2014wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs2014crash334
14V142000March 26, 2014power train: automatic transmission: cooling unit and lines2013crash3,065
14V138000March 25, 2014electrical system: software2013–2014crash and injury989,701
13V445000October 17, 2013service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip2013–2014crash151,695
13V456000September 26, 2013air bags: frontal2014crash and injury2,310
13V139000April 12, 2013service brakes2013crash19,258
13V069000March 1, 2013air bags2013crash and injury82,038
12V462000September 20, 2012suspension: front: hub2012crash2,417
11V592000December 19, 2011engine and engine cooling2011–2012crash14,718
11V244000April 20, 2011steering: column2000–2004crash195,991
10V517000October 28, 2010engine and engine cooling2005–2006crash747,480
10V401000September 10, 2010equipment: electrical: navigational system(global positioning system)2008–2010fire7,948
10V312000July 6, 2010air bags: frontal2002injury46
10V208000May 14, 2010suspension: front: control arm: lower arm2010crash41,649
10V115000March 24, 2010steering: gear box: shaft sector2010crash4,038
10V075000March 3, 2010fuel system, gasoline: storage: auxillary tank2006, 2008crash80,689
08V690000December 29, 2008air bags: frontal2005–2009crash and injury242,720
07V435000September 18, 2007fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap2000–2001fire372,250
01V282000August 30, 2001structure: body: hatchback/liftgate: hinge and attachments2001injury31,000
06E026000exterior lighting2000–2004crash—
06E049000exterior lighting2000–2004crash—
07E046000equipment2004–2006crash—
09E012000exterior lighting2000–2003crash—
09E025000exterior lighting: headlights2000–2004crash—
10E019000suspension: front: control arm: lower arm2005–2010crash—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Nissan Pathfinder. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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