2014 Nissan Pathfinder defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2014 Nissan Pathfinder. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Hood Latch/Bell Crank Assembly
  Preliminary Evaluation PE21022 · opened Dec 9, 2021 · closed Jul 8, 2022 · led to recall 22V420000

  The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this preliminary evaluation to investigate consumer complaints alleging hood latch failures occurring on certain model year (MY) 2013-2016 Nissan Pathfinder vehicles. Complaints received indicated a sudden and unexpected opening of the hood while the vehicle was in motio…

• Occupant Classification System Failure
  Engineering Analysis EA15004 · opened Aug 31, 2015 · closed May 2, 2017 · led to recall 16V244000

  In May 2016, Nissan North America issued a safety recall (16V-244) to address the problem of improper classification of adult front seat passengers in approximately 3.3 million vehicles, including those in the scope of this investigation when it was opened (almost one million vehicles) and additional vehicles, as shown…

• Occupant Classification System Failure
  Recall Query RQ15001 · opened Mar 18, 2015 · closed Sep 1, 2015

  In April 2014, Nissan North America launched Safety Recall 14V-138 to address problems with the Occupant Classification System (OCS) algorithm in the following vehicles: model year (MY) 2013-2014 Nissan Altima, Pathfinder, Sentra and LEAF; MY 2013 Infiniti JX35; MY 2014 Infiniti QX60 and Q50; and MY 2013 Nissan NV 200/…