Recall Register

1988 Nissan Pathfinder: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1988 Nissan Pathfinder. The newest campaign is 95V103002. NHTSA received the report on 24 May 1995. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly. NHTSA has 17 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 95V103002, in the NHTSA record

Owners should promptly check the condition and operation of both front safety belt buckles and carefully inspect the red release button for any breaks or cracks. They should ensure that both buckles are operating properly by inserting each latch plate into its buckle, tugging on the belt to make sure the latch is securely locked, and then pressing the release button. The latch plate should pop out of the buckle when the button is pressed. If either release button shows a sign of breaking or cracking or if either buckle fails to operate properly, owners should promptly contact their authorized dealer to schedule an appointment to have the buckle replaced or repaired free of charge.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 3,480,462 units in total.

  1. 95V103002Received . 2,730,462 units.

    Seat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The front safety belt buckle release buttons can break. These red plastic release buttons are marked "press." if a button breaks, pieces can fall into the buckle assembly causing the buckle to operate improperly.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The safety belts would not provide adequate protection to an occupant in a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Owners should promptly check the condition and operation of both front safety belt buckles and carefully inspect the red release button for any breaks or cracks. They should ensure that both buckles are operating properly by inserting each latch plate into its buckle, tugging on the belt to make sure the latch is securely locked, and then pressing the release button. The latch plate should pop out of the buckle when the button is pressed. If either release button shows a sign of breaking or cracking or if either buckle fails to operate properly, owners should promptly contact their authorized dealer to schedule an appointment to have the buckle replaced or repaired free of charge.

    Report filed by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 90V072000Received . 750,000 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Incorrect tire inflation pressures were printed on certification labels.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Incorrect tire inflation could result in loss of vehicle control and an accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install corrected tire information label on doorpost certification label.

    Report filed by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

17 complaints, 17 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

1988 Nissan Pathfinder: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Seat Belts7
Engine and Engine Cooling5
Tires3
Steering1
Exterior Lighting1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
2 Oct 2008

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1988 Nissan Pathfinder, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1998, with 3 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1988 Nissan Pathfinder
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA95007Engineering analysisTAKATA SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURESeat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly10 Mar 19952 Aug 199595V103002

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19860
  2. 19872
  3. 19882
  4. 19892
  5. 19902
  6. 19911
  7. 19920
  8. 19930
  9. 19942
  10. 19950
  11. 19963
  12. 19972
  13. 19982
  14. 19992
  15. 20002
  16. 20013
  17. 20025
  18. 20033
  19. 20043
  20. 20052
  21. 20063
  22. 20071
  23. 20084
  24. 20093
  25. 20104
  26. 20112
  27. 20122
  28. 201311
  29. 201411
  30. 20155
  31. 20162
  32. 20172
  33. 20183
  34. 20192
  35. 20200
  36. 20225
  37. 20231
  38. 20242
  39. 20251
  40. 20260

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1988 Nissan Pathfinder: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/nissan/pathfinder/1988/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1988 Nissan Pathfinder?
3,480,462 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Nissan Pathfinder have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 49 recall campaigns for the Nissan Pathfinder, model years 1986 to 2026. 2 of them name the 1988 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1988 Nissan Pathfinder name most often?
Seat Belts: 7 of 17 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1988 Nissan Pathfinder open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.