2014 Nissan Pathfinder problems and recalls
Owners have filed 573 complaints on the 2014 Nissan Pathfinder, and NHTSA has issued 11 recalls. The most cited component is the Power Train (213 complaints).
573
Complaints
11
Recalls
19
Crash reports
3
Fire reports
32
Injuries
61.1
Severity index
Severity index 61.1 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.
Ranked 92 of 139 by severity index among 2014 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 34% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2014 ranking.
Components cited in complaints
| Component | Complaints | Share of complaints citing it |
|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | 213 | 37.2% |
| AIR BAGS | 92 | 16.1% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 87 | 15.2% |
| ENGINE | 62 | 10.8% |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 54 | 9.4% |
| STRUCTURE | 48 | 8.4% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 41 | 7.2% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 32 | 5.6% |
Complaints filed per year
| Year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2014 | 47 |
| 2015 | 54 |
| 2016 | 72 |
| 2017 | 41 |
| 2018 | 67 |
| 2019 | 76 |
| 2020 | 39 |
| 2021 | 42 |
| 2022 | 36 |
| 2023 | 23 |
| 2024 | 30 |
| 2025 | 27 |
| 2026 (year to date) | 14 |
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2020 to 2022 (80 against 117).
Recall campaigns
| Campaign | Reported | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16V244000 | 26/04/2016 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION | Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF, Sentra, and Pathfinder, 2014-2016 Nissan NV200 Taxi, Infiniti QX60, QX60 Hybrid, and Q50 Hybrid, 2014-2017 Nissan Rogue and Infiniti Q50, 2015-2016 N |
| 14V138000 | 25/03/2014 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE | Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Altima, LEAF, Pathfinder, and Sentra, model year 2013 NV200 (aka Taxi) and Infiniti JX35 and model year 2014 Infiniti Q50 and QX60 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the occupant classification system |
| 16V380000 | 31/05/2016 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Pathfinder vehicles manufactured June 20, 2012, to June 13, 2013. The brake light switch may have been installed incorrectly causing the relay to make intermittent contact and repeatedly cycle. This m |
| 14V229000 | 02/05/2014 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2014 Pathfinder and Rogue vehicles and 2014 Infiniti QX60 vehicles. The right side wheels of the affected vehicles may have one lug nut each that was not properly tightened. |
| 15V681000 | 20/10/2015 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Altima and Pathfinder vehicles, 2013-2014 Nissan Sentra vehicles, 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles, 2014-2015 Infiniti QX60 vehicles and 2014 Infiniti QX60 Hybrid vehicles. The affected vehicles received an |
| 15V033000 | 26/01/2015 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Nissan Pathfinder vehicles manufactured June 20, 2012, to November 18, 2013, 2014 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid vehicles manufactured July 18, 2013, to November 18, 2013, 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles manufact |
| 15V012000 | 14/01/2015 | SERVICE BRAKES | Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Nissan Pathfinder and Infiniti QX60 vehicles manufactured August 14, 2014, to November 5, 2014, and 2014-2015 Nissan Rogue vehicles manufactured August 12, 2014, to November 15, 2014. During the assemb |
| 13V445000 | 17/10/2013 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Nissan is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Nissan Pathfinder vehicles manufactured April 18, 2012, through September 20, 2013; model year 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles manufactured September 15, 2011, through January 16, 2013; and model year 2014 Infiniti QX60 vehicles manufa |
| 13V456000 | 26/09/2013 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Nissan North America Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2014 Pathfinders manufactured from July 25, 2013, to September 5, 2013 with Almond interiors only. The instrument panel tear seam on the passenger frontal air bag was incorrectly cut on the back side of the instrument panel |
| 21V020000 | 20/01/2021 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Nissan Pathfinder vehicles. The location of the brake light switch may cause the brake light switch relay to repeatedly open and close. Overtime, this can cause the relay to stick in the "ON" position, with the |
| 22V420000 | 13/06/2022 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2013-2016 Pathfinder vehicles. On certain Pathfinder vehicles, the secondary hood latch may malfunction and remain in the unlatched, unsecured, position when the hood is closed. |
Other Nissan Pathfinder model years
Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 13 years side by side.
- 2012sev 67.4
- 2013sev 26.2
- 2015sev 39.8
- 2016sev 68.1
- 2017sev 55.1
- 2018sev 50.3
- 2019sev 56.5
- 2020sev 42.7
- 2022sev 43.8
- 2023sev 41.9
- 2024sev 50.8
- 2025sev 62.4
Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.