Model Years

2024 Nissan Pathfinder Recalls and Problems

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 87 owner complaints for the 2024 Nissan Pathfinder.

Recalled components: seat belts and air bags. Most-described problem: stalling or shutting off (7 complaints, 8%). Most-reported area: brakes (26 complaints, 30%).

Too new to rank against other Pathfinder years

The 2024 Pathfinder has not had three full years of owner complaints yet.

Years to avoid: 2013 to 2015, 2022, and 2023. Based on owner complaints, not adjusted for sales.

Every Pathfinder year ranked

2Safety recalls
87Owner complaints
1Complaints citing a crash
0Complaints citing a fire

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Data: NHTSA recall, complaint and investigation filesUpdated

2 safety recalls for the 2024 Nissan Pathfinder

Newest first. Summaries are NHTSA's own wording. Open a recall for the fix and the full notice.

Seat belts

Mar 5, 2024

pretensioner

  • Fails federal standard 208 (occupant crash protection)
  • NHTSA 24V-176
  • 12,019 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 Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 208 "Occupant Crash Protection," 209 "Seat Belt Assemblies," and 210 "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."

Risk: An unsecured lap belt pretensioner will not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

The fix and full notice

Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the left-side front lap seat belt pretensioner assemblies as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 18, 2024. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Owners may contact Infiniti customer service at 1-800-662-6200. Nissan's numbers for this recall are PD106 and PD107.

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2024 Pathfinder and Infiniti QX60 vehicles.

NHTSA listing: PATHFINDER. Nissan campaign PD106, PD107.

Air bags

Feb 27, 2024

frontal · driver side · inflator module

Due to a manufacturing issue, the driver's air bag inflator may absorb moisture, and cause the air bag to deploy improperly.

Risk: An air bag that deploys improperly may not protect the driver as intended during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

The fix and full notice

Fix: Dealers will replace the front driver's air bag assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 10, 2024. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's numbers for this recall are PD103, PD104, and PMA34.

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.

NHTSA listing: PATHFINDER. Nissan campaign PD103, PD104, PMA34.

Questions about any of these recalls: call NHTSA's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA investigations

NHTSA's investigations file, dated Nov 12, 2026, lists no investigations for the 2024 Nissan Pathfinder.

What owners report

Owners have filed 87 complaints with NHTSA about the 2024 Pathfinder. Below, they are sorted by the problems owners describe and by the areas NHTSA files them under. NHTSA does not verify complaints.

Problems owners describe

Counted from the complaint text: a complaint counts once for each problem it describes (how we match them). Some complaints describe none of these. Compare other models in the problem owners report most for every model year.

Areas named in complaints

A complaint can name more than one area, so shares add up to more than 100%.

Nissan Pathfinder recalls and complaints by model year

The highlighted bars are the 2024 model year. Newer model years have had less time on the road, so their counts are lower. Counting complaints filed in each model year's first three years, the 2013 Pathfinder drew the most (428).

Owner complaints

2024: 87 complaints

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Owner complaints by model year, Nissan Pathfinder
Model yearComplaints
201040
201145
201223
2013891
2014587
2015321
2016107
2017188
201878
201976
202053
2022137
2023107
202487
202564
202615

Safety recalls

2024: 2 recalls

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Safety recalls by model year, Nissan Pathfinder
Model yearRecalls
20104
20112
20122
201311
201412
20156
20162
20172
20183
20192
20200
20225
20231
20242
20251
20260

Crash test ratings

NHTSA's 5-Star Safety Ratings for each version it tested. Rollover risk is NHTSA's estimate of the chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.

Tested versionOverallFrontalSideRollover
Nissan Pathfinder SUV AWD
Rollover risk 15.5%
Nissan Pathfinder SUV FWD
Rollover risk 16.9%

2024 Pathfinder MPG

EPA rates the 2024 Nissan Pathfinder up to 23 mpg combined.Every version and fuel cost

Questions

What are the most common 2024 Pathfinder problems?

In the 87 owner complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2024 Nissan Pathfinder, the problems described most are stalling or shutting off (7), shaking, shuddering or vibration (6), and loss of power or limp mode (5). NHTSA does not verify complaints, and one complaint can describe several problems.

Is the 2024 Nissan Pathfinder safe?

In NHTSA crash tests every tested version of the 2024 Nissan Pathfinder earns 5 stars overall. The table above lists each tested version.

Is NHTSA investigating the 2024 Nissan Pathfinder?

No. NHTSA's investigations file, dated Nov 12, 2026, lists no investigations for the 2024 Nissan Pathfinder.

How do I check if my Pathfinder has an open recall?

Enter the 17-character VIN from your dashboard, door jamb or registration at nhtsa.gov/recalls. The lookup lists unrepaired recalls for that exact vehicle. Safety recall repairs are free at Nissan dealers.

Sources and method

  • NHTSA recalls file (NHTSA datasets), dated Nov 12, 2026; every campaign checked against NHTSA's recalls API.
  • NHTSA owner complaints file, dated Nov 11, 2026. Counted by complaint number, so a complaint naming three components counts once in the total.
  • NHTSA investigations file, dated Nov 12, 2026. Defect petitions, which ask NHTSA to open an investigation, are listed apart and only while open. Audit queries, which check whether a company met its recall and reporting duties rather than whether a vehicle has a problem, are not listed.
  • NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings (NCAP).
  • NHTSA model names covered: PATHFINDER.

Complaint counts are unverified owner reports. They rise with sales volume and time on the road, so compare model years with care. How we build these pages. Spotted an error? Tell us.