2009 Nissan Pathfinder: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2009 Nissan Pathfinder. The newest campaign is 23V067000. NHTSA received the report on 10 Feb 2023. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Frontal. NHTSA has 3 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, 23V067000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the driver’s airbag cover. Owner letters were mailed December 8, 2023. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall are PC944, PC945, and PC946.

NHTSA VIN lookup

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.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 29 Mar 2018. Recall file through 29 Sep 2026.

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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 655,358 units in total.

23V067000Received 10 Feb 2023. 404,690 units.
Air Bags / Frontal
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2008-2011 Titan, Frontier, Xterra, Pathfinder, Armada, and 2008-2009 Quest vehicles. The resin emblem on the driver's air bag cover may develop cracks and detach during air bag deployment.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A detached emblem can become a projectile during air bag deployment, increasing the risk of injury to vehicle occupants.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the driver’s airbag cover. Owner letters were mailed December 8, 2023. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall are PC944, PC945, and PC946.
Report filed by Nissan North America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number PC944, PC945, PC946. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 8 Dec 2023.
10V401000Received 10 Sep 2010. 7,948 units.
Equipment / Electrical / Navigational System(Global Positioning System)
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Nissan is recalling certain vehicles that were equipped with a garmin nuvi model 750 navigation system. The batteries contained in the affected gps units can overheat.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Overheated batteries could result in a fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Nissan will notify owners and the repairs will be performed by garmin technicians by replacing the battery and inserting a spacer on top of the battery free of charge. The safety recall began on september 16, 2010. Owners may contact garmin directly at 1-866-957-1981 or nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
Report filed by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 16 Sep 2010.
08V690000Received 29 Dec 2008. 242,720 units.
Air Bags / Frontal
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Nissan is recalling 242,720 my 2005-2009 pathfinder, frontier and xterra vehicles originally sold in or currently registered in the states of connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, iowa, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, west virginia, wisconsin, and the district of columbia. In those areas of the country which use heavy concentrations of road salt in the winter, a mixture of snow/water and salt can enter into the front crash zone sensor (czs) housing. If this occurs, the czs may internally rust resulting in a signal interruption. If this happens, the red air bag warning light will illuminate to alert the vehicle operator.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This issue could result in the non-deployment of the driver and passenger front air bags in a crash, increasing the risk of personal injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the front czs with a redesigned sensor. The recall began on january 26, 2009. Owners in the other states will receive extended warranty coverage for the sensor to 10 years. These owners will be notified of the warranty extension by mail and will receive a sticker to place in their warranty booklet explaining the extended warranty coverage. Owners may contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
Report filed by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 26 Jan 2009.

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Complaints by component

3 complaints, 4 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.

2009 Nissan Pathfinder: component mentions in complaints
Component		Mentions
Air Bags		2
Seat Belts		1
Electrical System		1

Complaints that report a crash: 1
Complaints that report a fire: 0
Injuries in the complaints: 0
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 4 Mar 2010

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 2009 Nissan Pathfinder, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2009, with 2 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2009 Nissan Pathfinder
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
DP12004	Defect petition	Transmission Failures	Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm)	11 Jun 2012	22 Oct 2016

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.

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

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Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
NHTSA page of the 2009 Nissan PathfinderThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2009 Nissan Pathfinder: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/nissan/pathfinder/2009/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 29 Mar 2018
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 2009 Nissan Pathfinder?: 655,358 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 2025. 3 of them name the 2009 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2009 Nissan Pathfinder name most often?: Air Bags: 2 of 4 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2009 Nissan Pathfinder open?: No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.