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Nissan Pathfinder · 1996

1 recall affects this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·11V244000·2011-04-20

    Nissan Recalls Pathfinder and Infiniti QX4 for Steering Column Defect

    Nissan is recalling certain 1996-2004 Pathfinder and 1997-2003 Infiniti QX4 vehicles because corrosion may cause the steering column to break, leading to loss of control.

    Product
    INFINITI — INFINITI, NISSAN QX4, PATHFINDER
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • PE21022 Preliminary Evaluation · latches/locks/linkages:hood:latch
  • EA19002 Engineering Analysis · suspension:rear
  • EA15003 Engineering Analysis · service brakes, hydraulic
  • PE14014 Preliminary Evaluation · service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:master cylinder
  • PE13029 Preliminary Evaluation · power train:automatic transmission:cooling unit and lines
  • DP12004 Defect Petition · power train:automatic transmission:control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2005 · powertrain — 369 complaints, median 102,000 mi
    Includes 4 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2013 · powertrain — 360 complaints, median 10,000 mi
  • 2006 · powertrain — 285 complaints, median 103,242 mi
  • 2007 · powertrain — 220 complaints, median 109,000 mi
  • 2005 · fuel-system — 217 complaints, median 61,500 mi

Technical service bulletins

1,267 manufacturer service bulletins across 22 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2026: 4.5/5 · 8 complaints
  • 2025: 4.0/5 · 49 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
  • 2024: 3.8/5 · 75 complaints · most complained-of: brakes
  • 2023: 3.8/5 · 103 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2022: 3.3/5 · 135 complaints · most complained-of: brakes

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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