2013 Nissan Pathfinder air bags problems
178 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2013 Nissan Pathfinder, which is 15% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 178 15% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 11,000 miles 137 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 13 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 83 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 28 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 137 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 10,000 miles, and 87% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 6 crashes, 13 injuries.
What owners wrote
We first got a recall notice, and took the vehicle to the dealership. I asked them that other than the recall I needed them to see why the brakes on the vehicle squeak on occasions. They said everything was good and that the brakes didn't have anything. When my wife got in a vehicle collision a couple of days ago she had my 2 daughters 3 and 4 with her. The airbags in our vehicle didn't deploy and the other vehicles did. My wife was going 15 MPH but the other vehicle was going about 65 MPH.
Intermittently when my wife, who weighs 110 lbs. Sits in the front passenger seat, the passenger air bag warning light will not go off. I have to stop the car, shut it off and restart it one or two times. I have had it back to the nissan service center, they check everything out and tell me it's working as designed. It has been recalled for sensor replacement. The last time I was there they said they could reset the computer to 0 tolerance. Not sure what that does to the safety of the vehicle.
Other problems reported for the 2013 Nissan Pathfinder
- Drivetrain & axles 368 complaints
- Engine 110 complaints
- Body & structure 84 complaints
- Brakes 67 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 55 complaints
- Electrical system 50 complaints
- Cruise control 47 complaints
- Suspension 29 complaints