Recall Register

1994 Nissan Pathfinder: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1994 Nissan Pathfinder. The newest campaign is 02V125000. NHTSA received the report on 2 May 2002. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly. NHTSA has 91 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, 02V125000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will inspect the buckle and, if necessary, replace the buckle assembly with a new buckle. Owner notification began may 22, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
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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. 176,500 units in total.

  1. 02V125000Received . 92,500 units.

    Seat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain light duty pickup trucks, the latch plate used in the seat belt buckle was not manufactured according to design dimensions. If the seat belt tongue is inserted slowly at an angle into the buckle, there is a possibility of partial engagement.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition can cause the seat belt tongue to come out of the buckle in the event of a collision or hard braking of the vehicle increasing the risk of personal injury to an occupant of the seat.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect the buckle and, if necessary, replace the buckle assembly with a new buckle. Owner notification began may 22, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261.

    Report filed by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number R2017/R2018. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 96V170001Received . 84,000 units.

    Seat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The latch plate used in the seat belt buckle was not manufactured according to design dimensions. If the seat belt tongue is inserted slowly at an angle into the buckle, there is a possibility of partial engagement.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition can cause the seat belt tongue to come out of the buckle in the event of a collision or hard braking of the vehicle increasing the risk of personal injury to an occupant of the seat.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect the buckle and, if necessary, replace the buckle assembly with a new buckle.

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

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Complaints by component

91 complaints, 108 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

  • 1994 Nissan Pathfinder
  • All 1994 vehicles
1994 Nissan Pathfinder: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component1994 PathfinderAll 1994 vehiclesPathfinder, all yearsMentions
Engine and Engine Cooling333.3109.292.536
Structure21349.34623
Power Train92.694.1243.110
Service Brakes, Hydraulic64.8171.815.37
Vehicle Speed Control64.841.532.37
Tires46.337.113.15
Electrical System3774.5464
Visibility27.870.27.23
Suspension18.539.855.32
Equipment18.525.48.12

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 16.

Complaints that report a crash
8
Complaints that report a fire
2
Injuries in the complaints
1
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
14 May 2014

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 1994 Nissan Pathfinder, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2000, with 12 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1994 Nissan Pathfinder
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
RQ02009Recall querySEAT BELT LATCH FAILURESSeat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly11 Apr 200217 Dec 200202V125000

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. 1994 Nissan Pathfinder: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/nissan/pathfinder/1994/. 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 1994 Nissan Pathfinder?
176,500 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 1994 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1994 Nissan Pathfinder name most often?
Engine and Engine Cooling: 36 of 108 component mentions, or 333.3 per 1,000. For all 1994 vehicles the figure is 109.2 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1994 Nissan Pathfinder open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.