CSR
Check a VIN

Look up

About

Nissan · NHTSA safety record

2019 Nissan Pathfinder

Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government holds on this vehicle.

75

Complaints

4

Crashes

1

Fires

2

Injuries

0

Deaths

Owners of the 2019 Nissan Pathfinder have filed 75 safety complaints with NHTSA between June 2019 and August 2026. The most complained-about system is the engine, named in 15 of them (20%). The typical failure was reported at 40,000 miles, the median across the 31 complaints that gave an odometer reading.

Complaints rose by half year on year: 15 in the twelve months to 2026-Q1, against 9 in the twelve before.

NHTSA has issued 2 recalls covering this vehicle.

Recalls (2)

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

19V807000 · November 8, 2019

Park outside until repaired

The defect
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.
The risk
A brake fluid leak on the circuit board may result in an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
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.

Nissan North America, Inc. · up to 391,479 vehicles across all model years covered

BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

19V654000 · September 12, 2019

The defect
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."
The risk
The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
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.

Nissan North America, Inc. · up to 1,228,830 vehicles across all model years covered

What owners report

Complaints naming each system. One complaint can name several, so these add up to more than 75.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER 20 27%
ENGINE 15 20%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 10 13%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 10 13%
POWER TRAIN 9 12%
SERVICE BRAKES 9 12%
BACK OVER PREVENTION 7 9%
STRUCTURE 6 8%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 5 7%
AIR BAGS 4 5%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 3 4%
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 3 4%

When the complaints arrived

By the year NHTSA received them, which is not the year the failures happened. They peaked in 2025 at 16.

2019 2025 2026
2019 to 2026, the last of them a part year

In owners' own words

Quoted from NHTSA's complaint file. These are unverified accounts by the people who filed them, not findings of fault.

SEAT BELTS

1 injured · crash · towed · 6,800 miles

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2019 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELLING AT 60 MPH. THE CRASH CAUSED HER SEATBELT TO UNLATCH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO BRACE HERSELF BUT HER SPINE WAS INJURED AND SHIFTED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT TRANSPORTED BY AN AMBULANCE BUT WENT TO URGENT CARE THAT SAME DAY AND THEN WENT TO ANOTHER DOCTOR FOR MORE XRAYS. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE IF THE OTHER DRIVER WAS INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP AND WAS DEEMED TOTALED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,800. *DT*JB

NHTSA complaint 11308761. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

1 injured

Initial item includes power tailgate not operating properly and on at least one occassion it began to close while operator was loading groceries into the back of the vehicle - hitting operator on back. Another item is now occassional screen glitch when using back-up camera/display Lastly - power windows not operating well Vehicle has less than 36,000 miles.

NHTSA complaint 11443357. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

STRUCTURE:BODY

fire · 12,893 miles

OUR RENTER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS GREAT UP UNTIL THE INCIDENT. STATES THAT THEY FILLED THE VEHICLE UP WITH GAS AROUND 4PM BEFORE PARKING IT JUST OUT IN FRONT OF WHERE THEY WERE STAYING. AT 1AM THEY WERE AWOKEN BY A DISTURBANCE OUTSIDE AND SOMEONE BANGING ON THEIR DOOR TELLING THEM THEY NEEDED TO COME OUTSIDE - WHEN HE ARRIVED HE NOTICED THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED BUT IT TOOK ALMOST AN HOUR, PER RENTER, TO PUT OUT THE FLAMES AS THE VEHICLE KEPT LEAKING GASOLINE. APPARENTLY THERE IS A WITNESS TO THE BEGINNING OF THE FIRE FROM A [XXX] ([XXX]) WHO HEARD THE VEHICLE'S HORN AND OBSERVED NO ONE IN THE VEHICLE AND THEN THERE WAS AN "EXPLOSION" AS IT

NHTSA complaint 11302509, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS

crash · towed · 90,000 miles

The contact owns a 2019 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH and attempting to come to a stop, the vehicle failed to decelerate sufficiently, resulting in a rear-end collision. Upon impact, the frontal air bags failed to fully deploy, as they only partially emerged from the housing. The vehicle's front bumper was a bit scratched. The failure experienced was a malfunction of the braking system that failed to stop the vehicle during deceleration, followed by a failure where the frontal air bags only partially deployed upon impact. The vehicle was towed to a local tow yard. The dealer was not notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of

NHTSA complaint 11715958, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ENGINE
There was built up sludge in my engine that caused it to fail, and I was charged to replace it

NHTSA complaint 11757320. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS

82,994 miles

Driving at 75 miles per hour on highway. We Heard an explosion, and airbags deployed. There was no collision or front end hit, there was no warning lights or sounds, no deceleration. My husband was somehow able to pull to the side, we were not injured, except for the airbag hitting me in the head, egg noted. No EMS treatment. Police report confirms this, when towed, the tow guy noticed loud clanging when driving onto flat bed. He looked underneath and noticed the axel shaft was broken. I think this could have been tragic for many reasons- high speed with air bags open unable to see and driver disoriented momentarily. This could have killed us or someone else had there been heavy traffic or

NHTSA complaint 11752442, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS
The car broke on the highway (possibly drive train? Waiting for mechanic). Despite no impact, the steering wheel airbag deployed.

NHTSA complaint 11733471. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE

122,236 miles

The contact owns a 2019 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that while driving at undisclosed speeds, the contact was losing control of the vehicle. The Forward Collision Avoidance warning light was illuminated, with a rattling and beeping sound coming from the vehicle. An independent mechanic was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that there was an issue with the contact’s information. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA complaint 11730738. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS
I am driving the car in the highway when I tray to exit ,I see the RED light semaforo in the end of the exit. Well I tray to stop the car and the brakes does' not work, and the air bag coming out before I hit the other car.My car in the front not have any damage. the other car don't have any , big damage only litere rash in the bumper. I don't now way the brakes does 'not work and the air bag coming up before the hithing.

NHTSA complaint 11716590. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

Compare

Other years of the Nissan Pathfinder

Model year Complaints Recalls Deaths
2025 47 1 —
2024 73 2 —
2023 101 1 —
2022 133 5 —
2020 47 0 —
2018 77 3 —
2017 185 2 —
2016 105 2 —
2015 319 5 —
2014 574 11 —
2013 890 11 —
2012 23 2 —
2011 45 2 —
2010 40 4 —

Other 2019 Nissan models

Rogue 333 Leaf 253 Altima 227 Sentra 221 Kicks 134 Rogue Sport 97 Armada 73 Titan 45

Every Nissan on this site — 200 vehicles, 319 recall campaigns and 5 open investigation s.

If this is your car and a dealer keeps failing to fix it, your state's lemon law may require the manufacturer to replace it or buy it back. What each state asks for , read from the statutes.

Where these numbers come from

A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.

Compiled and maintained by
Independent developer and analyst