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2020 Nissan Pathfinder problems

NHTSA lists 53 complaints for the 2020 Nissan Pathfinder, 1 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-09.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as NISSAN PATHFINDER.

At a glance

Complaints
53
With crash
1
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
0
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
Unavailable
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
98

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
ENGINE1732.1%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1222.6%
POWER TRAIN917.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER815.1%
SERVICE BRAKES611.3%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE47.5%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM47.5%
BACK OVER PREVENTION35.7%
SUSPENSION35.7%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING23.8%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCEAUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING3
BACK OVER PREVENTIONWARNINGS2
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCEWARNINGS2
STRUCTUREBODY2
BACK OVER PREVENTIONCAMERA SYSTEM1
BACK OVER PREVENTIONREARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING1
BACK OVER PREVENTIONSENSING SYSTEM1
EXTERIOR LIGHTINGHEADLIGHTS1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGESDOORS1
SERVICE BRAKES, AIRANTILOCK1

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags

These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.

Failure modes
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
electrical electronic1222.6%0.94
mechanical failure1222.6%0.82
loss of control1018.9%0.73
visibility or lighting815.1%0.88
noise or comfort59.4%0.79
fluid or fuel leak23.8%0.71
unclear23.8%1.00
restraint or airbag11.9%0.98
structural or corrosion11.9%0.51
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
moderate2750.9%0.83
low2343.4%0.70
none23.8%0.99
high11.9%0.99

Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 53 tagged complaints of 53 complaints (100.0%).

Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.

Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.

Recalls

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0 recalls.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

98 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM46
POWER TRAIN26
EQUIPMENT14
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING8
STRUCTURE8
AIR BAGS5
VISIBILITY4
VISIBILITY/WIPER3

11031704

Date: 2026-04-13. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.

CERTIFICATION LABEL AND VIN PLATE REPLACEMENT SERVICE INFORMATION Because of collision damage or other vehicle repair, a replacement a Certification Labela or a VIN Plate/Labela may be needed. HINT: Certification Label = FMVSS (Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards) label. These items may be

11031705

Date: 2026-04-13. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.

CERTIFICATION LABEL AND VIN PLATE REPLACEMENT SERVICE INFORMATION Because of collision damage or other vehicle repair, a replacement a Certification Labela or a VIN Plate/Labela may be needed. HINT: Certification Label = FMVSS (Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards) label. These items may be

11031720

Date: 2026-04-13. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.

CERTIFICATION LABEL AND VIN PLATE REPLACEMENT SERVICE INFORMATION Because of collision damage or other vehicle repair, a replacement a Certification Labela or a VIN Plate/Labela may be needed. HINT: Certification Label = FMVSS (Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards) label. These items may be

11031699

Date: 2026-03-30. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

TELEMATICS SERVICE INFORMATION HINT: This bulletin applies to vehicles equipped with a 4G network compatible TCU. TCUs compatible with 3G network only are no longer supported. SERVICE INFORMATION The APPLIED VEHICLES that come equipped with a factory installed SOS switch, located near the overhead m

11014471

Date: 2025-02-20. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE, SERVICE BRAKES.

INTELLIGENT CRUISE CONTROL INOPERATIVE AND AEB/FEB WARNING LIGHT ON OR RADAR OBSTRUCTION MESSAGE DISPLAYED WITH DTC C1A16 OR C2582 IF YOU CONFIRM IMPORTANT: The purpose of ACTION (on the next page) is to give you a quick idea of the work you will be performing. You MUST closely follow the entire SER

11009068

Date: 2024-09-19. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: AIR BAGS.

DTC B00A0-00 STORED This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin. IF YOU CONFIRM DTC B00A0-00 (OCCUPANT DETECTION SENSOR UNIT) is stored, AND OCS zero point reset cannot be performed, (continued on the next page)

11001192

Date: 2024-06-07. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN.

CVT/TCM CALIBRATION DATA a WRITEa PROCEDURE This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.

11004961

Date: 2024-05-21. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

CAN COMMUNICATION a NETWORK DIAGNOSTIC FLOW CHART This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.

11004962

Date: 2024-05-21. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

VEHICLE KEY NOT DETECTED / AUTHENTICATED, ENGINE WILL NOT START This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.

11004963

Date: 2024-05-21. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

INTELLIGENT KEY INITIALIZATION PROCEDURE STOPS OR WILL NOT CONTINUE This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Discard all previous versions of this bulletin.

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
PATHFINDER53

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