1996 Nissan Pathfinder defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1996 Nissan Pathfinder. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Frame/Body Structure Corrosion
  Preliminary Evaluation PE11004 · opened Jan 28, 2011 · closed Jun 30, 2011 · led to recall 11V244000

  In their Defect Information Report (DIR) of April 20, 2011, Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) notified NHTSA that it would conduct a safety recall of certain 1996-2004 Nissan Pathfinder and 1997-2003 Infinity QX4 vehicles to repair corrosion damage to the driver's side front strut tower.The vehicles included in the r…