2018 Nissan Pathfinder: recalls and complaints
NHTSA advisory: park outsideCampaign 19V807000. NHTSA received the report on . 391,479 units. Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Remedy of campaign 19V807000, in the NHTSA record
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ABS actuator, free of charge. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available, currently expected to be during summer 2020. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Note: If the ABS warning light remains illuminated for more than 10 seconds after engine start up, owners are advised to park the vehicle outdoors away from other vehicles or structures and to not drive the vehicle.
NHTSA advisory: park outsideCampaign 18V601000. NHTSA received the report on . 215,124 units. Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Remedy of campaign 18V601000, in the NHTSA record
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the serial number on the ABS actuator, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 29, 2018. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Note: When brake fluid has leaked onto the circuit board, the ABS warning lamp will remain illuminated for more than 10 seconds after engine start up. If this occurs, owners are advised to park the vehicle outdoors away from other vehicles or structures and to not drive the vehicle.
Park-outside advisory: A mark on a recall campaign in the NHTSA recall file. This site shows the mark as NHTSA sets it.
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2018 Nissan Pathfinder. The newest campaign is 19V807000. NHTSA received the report on 8 Nov 2019. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip. NHTSA has 77 complaints on file for this model year.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
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. 1,835,433 units in total.
19V807000Received . 391,479 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipPark-outside advisory
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Nissan Murano, 2016-2018 Nissan Maxima, and 2017-2019 Nissan Pathfinder and Infiniti QX60 vehicles. These vehicles were previously recalled and unrepaired, or inspected and determined to not need a repair, under recall number 18V-601. In addition, this recall expands the previous population. The Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) actuator pumps may allow brake fluid to leak onto an internal circuit board.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A brake fluid leak on the circuit board may result in an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ABS actuator, free of charge. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available, currently expected to be during summer 2020. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Note: If the ABS warning light remains illuminated for more than 10 seconds after engine start up, owners are advised to park the vehicle outdoors away from other vehicles or structures and to not drive the vehicle.
Report filed by Nissan North America, Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
19V654000Received . 1,228,830 units.
Back Over Prevention / Sensing System / Camera
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX80 vehicles. Additionally included are 2019 Nissan GT-R and Taxi and Infiniti QX50, QX60, Q70, Q70L vehicles. The back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the next time the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Nissan will notify owners in phases, having dealers update the back-up camera settings software, free of charge. The recall began November 11, 2019 and all affected VINs should be activated. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or INFINITI customer service at 1-800-662-6200.
Report filed by Nissan North America, Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
18V601000Received . 215,124 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipPark-outside advisory
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Nissan Murano, 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2017-2018 Nissan Pathfinder, and 2017 Infiniti QX60 vehicles. The Anti-Lock Brake (ABS) actuator pumps may allow brake fluid to leak onto an internal circuit board.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A brake fluid leak on the circuit board may result in an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the serial number on the ABS actuator, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 29, 2018. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Note: When brake fluid has leaked onto the circuit board, the ABS warning lamp will remain illuminated for more than 10 seconds after engine start up. If this occurs, owners are advised to park the vehicle outdoors away from other vehicles or structures and to not drive the vehicle.
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.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
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
77 complaints, 124 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.
- 2018 Nissan Pathfinder
- All 2018 vehicles
| Component | 2018 Pathfinder | All 2018 vehicles | Pathfinder, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes | 153.2 | 82.1 | 31.1 | 19 |
| Unknown or Other | 137.1 | 100.9 | 65.5 | 17 |
| Engine | 104.8 | 162.1 | 93.6 | 13 |
| Electrical System | 104.8 | 120.7 | 46 | 13 |
| Power Train | 96.8 | 102.3 | 243.1 | 12 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 72.6 | 32.9 | 32.3 | 9 |
| Forward Collision Avoidance | 56.5 | 45 | 7.4 | 7 |
| Steering | 48.4 | 58.4 | 29.7 | 6 |
| Electronic Stability Control (ESC) | 48.4 | 8.4 | 5.1 | 6 |
| Back Over Prevention | 40.3 | 8.9 | 2.9 | 5 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 23.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 3
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 2
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 7 Aug 2026
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.
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.
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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 2018 Nissan PathfinderThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2018 Nissan Pathfinder: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/nissan/pathfinder/2018/. 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 2018 Nissan Pathfinder?
- 1,835,433 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 2018 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2018 Nissan Pathfinder name most often?
- Service Brakes: 19 of 124 component mentions, or 153.2 per 1,000. For all 2018 vehicles the figure is 82.1 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2018 Nissan Pathfinder open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.