Nissan Pathfinder 2021–2026 (R53)

2026

No recorded issues.

2025

• RecallService brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper25V173000

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2025 Murano, Pathfinder, and INFINITI QX60 vehicles. One or both front brake caliper assemblies may have reduced strength and could break. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard

• Complaint clusterUnknown or other7 complaintscomplaints:UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  Back glass blew out Shattered on its own

• Complaint clusterPowertrain7 complaintscomplaints:POWER TRAIN

  Component/system failure. Engine shut off while driving @ 70 mph. The car first shifted into neutral all on its own, system shows AT MALFUNCTION. Vehicle was towed to nearest dealership so it is available for inspection. Safety concern is that the vehicle died in 2nd left hand side of road my had

• Complaint clusterStructure5 complaintscomplaints:STRUCTURE

  I just bought a nissan pathfinder in novemeber 2025.the mileage is around 13100 miles.while driving on the highway a part of my exterior trim panel on the right rear passeger side door just ripped off and flew away. I was lucky i did not meet any accident. I conatcted the Nissan company and that i d

• Complaint clusterElectrical5 complaintscomplaints:ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I purchased this vehicle new, and it has exhibited multiple safety-related problems. 1.The transmission intermittently fails to engage reverse; when reverse is selected, the vehicle sometimes goes into neutral. 2.When this occurs, the rearview camera does not activate, creating a serious risk when b

2024

• RecallAirbags: frontal: driver side: inflator module24V154000

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2024 Titan, Frontier, Infiniti QX60, Pathfinder, 2023-2024 Sentra, Versa, Kicks, Infiniti QX50, and 2023 Rogue vehicles. Due to a manufacturing issue, the driver's air bag inflator may absorb moisture, and cause the air bag to deploy improper

• RecallSeat belts: pretensioner24V176000

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2024 Pathfinder and Infiniti QX60 vehicles. The lap belt pretensioner in the left-side front seat belt assembly may be improperly secured, due to a missing rivet. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor

• Complaint clusterBrakes17 complaintscomplaints:SERVICE BRAKES

  I am submitting this complaint regarding a safety concern involving my 2024 Nissan Pathfinder, which has approximately 19,000 miles on the vehicle. The rear brake pads were found to be excessively worn and required replacement at only 19,000 miles. I consider this premature brake-pad wear to be a si

• Complaint clusterElectrical14 complaintscomplaints:ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  The alternator gave out, and yes it was confirmed by concord Nissan, I have 4 kids in the car this was dangerous as to the car stopped on the freeway in a merging lane therefore the car kept shaking as we were waiting for help, we missed our flight to the airport. We could have gotten hit by a movin

• Complaint clusterUnknown or other8 complaintscomplaints:UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  There are 2 antifreeze lines going to the back of the vehicle, they are to cool the 3rd row seats using air conditioning. Both lines were incorrectly designed so they have a repetitive failure rate of 100%. Both lines failed in March of 2025 and were replaced by Serra Nissan of Traverse City, MI.

• Complaint clusterPowertrain7 complaintscomplaints:POWER TRAIN

  Issues with alternator, oil leakage, and currently the transmission. After sitting idle for 10 to 15 minutes transmission will not shift out of first gear. It has become dangerous to drive the vehicle due to not being able to properly accelerate resulting in the possibility of being hit if driver pu

• Complaint clusterStructure6 complaintscomplaints:STRUCTURE

  Sunroof exploded while driving.

2023

• RecallSeats: critical fasteners23V268000

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2023 Rogue, Pathfinder, and Infiniti QX60 vehicles. The driver's powered seat may not be fully secured to the seat frame, causing the seat frame welds to detach from the rear inboard seat bracket.

• Complaint clusterUnknown or other23 complaintscomplaints:UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  The left-side steering wheel control switch assembly governing the driver information matrix and emergency assist features malfunctioned, and this failed component remains on the vehicle and is available for inspection upon request. This sudden loss of functionality put safety at risk by restricting

• Complaint clusterElectrical20 complaintscomplaints:ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  Rear camera and camera functionality just stopped working. The OVM is functioning with everything else just not the camera! Yet, diagnostics state that it is an OVM issue and cost $2,500.00 to fix. Safety concerns of no camera and unable to view pedestrians.

• Complaint clusterBrakes17 complaintscomplaints:SERVICE BRAKES

  Rear brakes had to be replaced at 30,000 miles, was told it was do to driver assets using rear brakes.

• Complaint clusterPowertrain12 complaintscomplaints:POWER TRAIN

  While driving the vehicle at approximately 25 miles per hour, on its own, the vehicle put itself into neutral and a warning light to exit the vehicle appeared. Thankfully we safely pulled the car over to the side of the road. Upon restarting the vehicle, it operated normally. Had this incident oc

• Complaint clusterFuel and propulsion9 complaintscomplaints:FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  My vehicle has had 3 fuel pump failures in under a year, requiring 3 separate fuel pump replacements by an authorized Nissan dealership. The fuel pump failure causes the vehicle without warning to stall in active traffic, loss of power and the drivers seat to move back away from the steering wheel

2022

• RecallLatches/locks/linkages: hood: LATCH21V706000

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2022 Pathfinder vehicles. Insufficient welds may allow the secondary hood latch retainer bracket to detach from the front bumper assembly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard

• RecallSeats: mid/rear assembly: head restraint21V742000

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2022 Pathfinder vehicles. The third-row headrests may have an improper weld or misaligned internal components, which can allow the headrest to move or detach. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehi

• RecallSeats: critical fasteners; seats: mid/rear assembly21V743000

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2022 Pathfinder vehicles. The second-row seat back frames may have insufficient welds that could separate.

• RecallSeats: critical fasteners22V111000

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2022 INFINITI QX60 and Nissan Pathfinder vehicles. The second-row seat track may be missing a mounting bolt. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 210, "Seat Belt Assembl

• RecallBack over prevention: sensing system: camera; equipment: electrical: infotainment: software22V527000

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Rogue, 2022 Frontier, Pathfinder, and Titan rental vehicles. When the Sirius XM subscription is set to "Not Subscribed," it may cause the infotainment head unit to reboot, resulting in an inoperative rearview camera. As such, these

• Complaint clusterBrakes23 complaintscomplaints:SERVICE BRAKES

  The rear brakes on my 2022 Nissan pathfinder are having unusual fast deterioration. I purchased the car at 13,000 miles and had to replace the rear brakes at 25,000 miles and now once again I am having to replace the rear brakes again at 52,000. This seems very odd since the front brakes have not ne

• Complaint clusterUnknown or other18 complaintscomplaints:UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I am reporting a systemic safety defect regarding the rear Air Conditioning (AC) lines/hoses in the 2022 Nissan Pathfinder. The rear AC lines are prematurely corroding and leaking refrigerant, mirroring a previous recall Nissan issued for the front AC lines due to similar corrosion issues. On June 1

• Complaint clusterPowertrain17 complaintscomplaints:POWER TRAIN

  While driving at normal speed, the vehicle unexpectedly shifted itself into neutral twice without any driver input. During both incidents, the vehicle suddenly lost propulsion in traffic, creating a safety risk for the occupants and surrounding vehicles. Prior to and after these events, the vehicle

• Complaint clusterElectrical16 complaintscomplaints:ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  A/C and electrical board

• Complaint clusterSeats14 complaintscomplaints:SEATS

  The front passenger seat in my 2022 Nissan Pathfinder is too low making the seat uncomfortable to sit in. Nissan told me to call the safety board to start a recall.

2021

No recorded issues.