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2011 Nissan Pathfinder: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2011 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 45 complaints on file for 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.

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. 419,408 units in total.

  1. 23V067000Received . 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: .

  2. 11V592000Received . 14,718 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Nissan is recalling certain model year 2011 infiniti fx, model year 2012 infiniti m, model year 2011-2012 nissan frontier, model year 2011-2012 nissan xterra, model year 2011-2012 nissan pathfinder, and model year 2012 nissan nv vehicles. Some of the bolts that connect the engine oil cooler and the engine oil filter to the engine in these vehicles may have been manufactured to below specification strength. As a result, the bolt may break at the oil filter attachment point and can cause an engine oil leak.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If there is an engine oil leak, the engine oil pressure would drop and the engine could seize, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the connector bolts free of charge. The safety recall began on january 30, 2012. Owners may contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261.

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

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Complaints by component

45 complaints, 59 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.

  • 2011 Nissan Pathfinder
  • All 2011 vehicles
2011 Nissan Pathfinder: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component2011 PathfinderAll 2011 vehiclesPathfinder, all yearsMentions
Air Bags203.4111.258.612
Engine169.5125.893.610
Power Train118.688.6243.17
Suspension101.728.555.36
Service Brakes84.748.131.15
Electrical System67.8129464
Seat Belts50.81110.73
Unknown or Other50.863.965.53
Steering33.9104.229.72
Wheels33.910.95.92

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 15.

Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
11 Jun 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 2011 Nissan Pathfinder, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2016, with 7 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

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.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2011 Nissan Pathfinder: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/nissan/pathfinder/2011/. 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 2011 Nissan Pathfinder?
419,408 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 2011 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2011 Nissan Pathfinder name most often?
Air Bags: 12 of 59 component mentions, or 203.4 per 1,000. For all 2011 vehicles the figure is 111.2 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2011 Nissan Pathfinder open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.