2014 NISSAN PATHFINDER Recalls — Canada & USA

The 2014 Nissan Pathfinder has 9 recalls, the most serious involving a right-side wheel that may have one undertightened lug nut, which can work loose, shed additional lug nuts, and allow the wheel to separate from the vehicle. A separate wheel-related issue involves front hub assembly bolts that may not be torqued to spec; if they loosen, the brake caliper can break free from the wheel hub, reducing braking ability and destabilizing the vehicle. The hood latch has a recall as well, where the secondary latch can fail to engage when the hood is closed, leaving it free to fly open while driving and blocking the driver's view. On the hybrid powertrain side, a software fault in the hybrid control module can shut down the engine and electric drive system together, cutting power while the vehicle is moving. Note that this particular recall only affects hybrid models. Brake light and braking system issues make up another cluster: a faulty brake light switch relay can stick and keep the brake lights on at all times, masking actual braking signals to drivers behind, and a related software problem can increase stopping distances. The passenger-side frontal airbag also has a concern, where a dashboard tear seam was cut incorrectly and may cause the airbag to deploy improperly in a crash, raising the risk of injury to the front passenger.