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2002 Nissan Pathfinder

5 open recalls

Read the first one before you drive it again. Every repair below is free.

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  • Recall repairs are free by law, however old the vehicle is.
  • You don't need to be the original owner to have it fixed.
  • There is no deadline — an open recall stays open until it's repaired.

Open recalls

Source: NHTSA · synced 29 Jul 2026 13:14
Repair soon Air bags

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2001-2003 Maxima, 2002-2006 Sentra, 2002-2004 Pathfinder, 2007-2011 Versa Sedan and Versa Hatchback, 2001-2004 Infiniti I30 and I35, 2002-2003 Inifiniti QX4, 2003-2008 Infiniti FX35 and FX45 and 2006-2010 M35 and M45 vehicles.

What to do: Book this in with a dealer now. It affects a safety system.

Free repair · 307,962 vehicles affected Read campaign 20V008000 on NHTSA.gov ↗
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Repair soon Air bags

An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2002 Pathfinder and Infiniti QX4 vehicles.

What to do: Book this in with a dealer now. It affects a safety system.

Free repair · 46 vehicles affected Read campaign 17V068000 on NHTSA.gov ↗
Repair soon Air bags

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2001-2003 Nissan Maxima, 2002-2004 Pathfinder, 2002-2006 Sentra, 2002-2003 Infiniti QX4 and I35, 2003 FX35 and FX45, and 2001 I30 vehicles.

What to do: Book this in with a dealer now. It affects a safety system.

Free repair · 1,090,569 vehicles affected Read campaign 15V287000 on NHTSA.gov ↗
Repair soon Suspension

The strut housing may crack and pull away from the inner hood ledge assembly.

c., west virginia and wisconsin. In areas of the country in which heavy concentrations of road salt are used, a mixture of snow/water and salt may enter an assembly location hole in the upper strut housing, causing water to collect at the mating surface of the strut housing panel and the inner hood ledge assembly.

What to do: Book this in with a dealer now. It affects a safety system.

Free repair · 195,991 vehicles affected Read campaign 11V244000 on NHTSA.gov ↗
Repair soon Air bags

The inflator housing may rupture and pieces of the inflator could strike and injure vehicle occupants.

Nissan is recalling forty-six certain model year 2002 pathfinder and infiniti qx4 vehicles manufactured from august 24, 2001 through august 28, 2001. The air bag inflator contains propellant wafers that are required to properly deploy the front passenger air bag.

What to do: Book this in with a dealer now. It affects a safety system.

Free repair · 46 vehicles affected Read campaign 10V312000 on NHTSA.gov ↗

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