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Pathfinder Recalls, Complaints & Safety Data

NHTSA safety recalls, owner-reported complaints and investigations, by model and model year · 1977–1991

Data refreshed

Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received. This total counts a complaint once for each Pathfinder model year it names.
9
Safety recallsDistinct NHTSA recall campaigns covering at least one Pathfinder model year. One campaign can cover several models and many model years; it is counted once here.
2
InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
0
Models coveredModels with at least one model year that has enough NHTSA data to publish.
4
3 model years

Overview

Our database holds 9 NHTSA owner-reported complaints filed against Pathfinder vehicles. Our database also holds 2 safety recall campaigns covering at least one Pathfinder model year.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Pathfinder models

Ordered by total owner-reported complaint volume, which is not a ranking of quality

Pathfinder models with published safety data
ModelModel yearsComplaintsRecalls
Pathfinder199190
B300197701
Quadravan197901
Vancharger197701

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Complaint totals count a report once for each model year it names; recall totals count a campaign once per model.

Recently issued recalls

The 2 newest campaigns covering a Pathfinder vehicle in our database

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov
79V041000Quadravan

STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARMTHE STEERING KNUCKLES IN THE STEERING SYSTEMS OF THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY CONTAIN A CASTING DEFECT. THIS CASTING DEFECT CAN GREATLY LOWER THE STRENGTH OF THE STEERING KNUCKLES WHEN SUBJECTED TO SHOCK OR LOAD.

77V095000B300, Vancharger

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPERTHE ATTACHING BOLTS FOR THE FRONT DISC BRAKE CALIPER MOUNTING BRACKETS MAY BECOME LOOSE. FAILURE OF THESE ATTACHING BOLTS MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF FRONT BRAKING CAPABILITY AND FAILURE OF THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY.

Browse by model year

Every year with at least one publishable Pathfinder model year

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .