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1997 Nissan Pathfinder tires problems

Owners reported tires problems in 17 complaints for the 1997 Nissan Pathfinder, 6% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
17 6% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
6 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 6 injuries.

What owners wrote

Claim number 38-j636-167 - while driving (roadhugger radial gt / performance radial gt p235 70r15; DOT# is pjm1 dxkr 489) tire blew out causing vehicle to roll over several times, 4 injuries were sustained.

February 2001 Injury

Tl* the contact owns a 1997 nissan pathfinder with michelin cross terrain tires, line size 265/70/r15 (n/a). The contact was driving 35 MPH when the front passenger size tire blew. As a result, the vehicle crashed against a wall and the driver sustained minor injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised that the failure could have been cause by a road hazard. The manufacturer was contacted who offered to file a complaint and inspect the tire yet the vehicle was not repaired.

Reported at 180,000 miles, April 2011 CrashInjury

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