Nissan Pathfinder Recalls

The Nissan Pathfinder has 64 recalls spanning 1987 through 2025, with the most serious recent issue affecting 2025 models where one or both front brake calipers can break and cause a complete loss of front braking ability, raising the risk of a crash.

The 2024 model has a driver's airbag inflator that can absorb moisture and deploy improperly in a crash, and a front seat belt pretensioner that may be missing a rivet and cannot properly restrain the driver in a collision. The 2023 model has a driver's seat frame that can break in a crash and a powered driver's seat that may not be fully secured to its bracket.

The 2022 model year carries a cluster of structural and restraint issues: the secondary hood latch bracket can detach and allow the hood to fly open while driving, second-row seat back welds can fail in a crash, third-row headrests can move or detach, and a second-row seat track may be missing a mounting bolt. The 2017-2019 models share a brake system issue where fluid leaks onto the anti-lock brake circuit board and can cause an electrical fire. On 2014-2015 models, front wheel hub fasteners may not have been properly tightened, allowing the brake caliper to separate from the wheel assembly and reduce both braking and steering control. The 2014 Pathfinder Hybrid can lose all drive power if the hybrid powertrain control software shuts the system down unexpectedly. The 2013-2016 models have a recurring secondary hood latch problem where the latch can stick open and allow the hood to open while driving. The 2013-2015 models also have a brake light switch that can cause the brake lights to stay on continuously, masking actual braking from following drivers. The 2013 model specifically has a front brake torque member that can crack and allow the caliper to contact the wheel, reducing braking.

Going back further, 2008-2011 models have a steering wheel emblem that can break free and become a projectile when the driver's airbag deploys. The 2002-2004 model years carry the Takata passenger airbag inflator defect, where the inflator can rupture and send metal fragments into the cabin. The 2001 model has rear hatch gas strut brackets that can bend in hot weather, causing the struts to detach and the hatch to drop suddenly on anyone nearby. On 1996 models, thick carpet padding near the brake pedal can trap a driver's foot under the pedal, and in extreme cold the steering gear lubricant can thicken enough to make the wheel very difficult to turn.