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2003 Nissan Pathfinder: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2003 Nissan Pathfinder. The newest campaign is 20V008000. NHTSA received the report on 9 Jan 2020. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module. NHTSA has 110 complaints on file for this model year. 4 NHTSA investigations name 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, 20V008000, in the NHTSA record

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflators with alternate desiccated inflators, free of charge. The recall began February 12, 2020. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 888-737-9511 or Infiniti customer service at 888-810-3715.
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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

3 campaigns, newest first. 1,594,522 units in total.

  1. 20V008000Received . 307,962 units.

    Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2001-2003 Maxima, 2002-2006 Sentra, 2002-2004 Pathfinder, 2007-2011 Versa Sedan and Versa Hatchback, 2001-2004 Infiniti I30 and I35, 2002-2003 Inifiniti QX4, 2003-2008 Infiniti FX35 and FX45 and 2006-2010 M35 and M45 vehicles. The vehicles are equipped with non-desiccated, frontal passenger air bag inflators containing phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant that were used as interim remedy parts for previous Takata recalls. These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflators with alternate desiccated inflators, free of charge. The recall began February 12, 2020. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 888-737-9511 or Infiniti customer service at 888-810-3715.

    Report filed by Nissan North America, Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 15V287000Received . 1,090,569 units.

    Air Bags

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2001-2003 Nissan Maxima, 2002-2004 Pathfinder, 2002-2006 Sentra, 2002-2003 Infiniti QX4 and I35, 2003 FX35 and FX45, and 2001 I30 vehicles. Upon deployment of the passenger side frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on June 15, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261. Note: On December 18, 2015 Nissan informed NHTSA of an amendment of this recall to remove 2004-2005 Infiniti FX35 and FX45 vehicles.

    Report filed by Nissan North America, Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 11V244000Received . 195,991 units.

    Suspension / Front

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Nissan is recalling certain model year 1996-2004 pathfinder and model year 1997-2003 infiniti qx4 vehicles originally sold, or currently registered in, connecticut, delaware, iowa, illinois, indiana, massachusetts, maine, maryland, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, washington d.c., west virginia and wisconsin. In areas of the country in which heavy concentrations of road salt are used, a mixture of snow/water and salt may enter an assembly location hole in the upper strut housing, causing water to collect at the mating surface of the strut housing panel and the inner hood ledge assembly. Over time, this snow/water and salt intrusion may result in corrosion of the strut tower housing in some subject vehicles.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The strut housing may crack and pull away from the inner hood ledge assembly. This may lead to grinding noises, increased steering effort, and possibly the steering column to break, resulting in the loss of steering control, which could result in a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Nissan will inspect the strut housing and repair the vehicles as necessary, free of charge. An interim notification letter was sent out in may 2011. The second notice was mailed on july 25, 2011. Owners may contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261.

    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

110 complaints, 147 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.

  • 2003 Nissan Pathfinder
  • All 2003 vehicles
2003 Nissan Pathfinder: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component2003 PathfinderAll 2003 vehiclesPathfinder, all yearsMentions
Engine and Engine Cooling176.974.592.526
Suspension142.95955.321
Air Bags95.283.758.614
Steering95.248.129.714
Fuel/Propulsion System88.416.231.413
Structure81.664.34612
Service Brakes, Hydraulic61.256.415.39
Unknown or Other40.82365.56
Engine40.829.593.66
Fuel System, Gasoline3435.251.35

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 19.

Complaints that report a crash
11
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
5
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
3 Nov 2025

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 2003 Nissan Pathfinder, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2008, with 10 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2003 Nissan Pathfinder
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA21002Engineering analysisDesiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureAir Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module17 Sep 2021Open
EA15001Engineering analysisAir Bag Inflator RuptureAir Bags / Frontal24 Feb 2015Open14V668
PE14016Preliminary evaluationAir Bag Inflator RuptureAir Bags / Frontal11 Jun 20142 Mar 201513V172000
PE11004Preliminary evaluationFrame/Body Structure CorrosionSteering / Column28 Jan 201130 Jun 201111V244000

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. 2003 Nissan Pathfinder: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/nissan/pathfinder/2003/. 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.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2003 Nissan Pathfinder?
1,594,522 units in 3 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. 3 of them name the 2003 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2003 Nissan Pathfinder name most often?
Engine and Engine Cooling: 26 of 147 component mentions, or 176.9 per 1,000. For all 2003 vehicles the figure is 74.5 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2003 Nissan Pathfinder open?
2 investigations have no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 4 that name this model year.