2015 Nissan Pathfinder air bags problems
55 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2015 Nissan Pathfinder, which is 13% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 55 13% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 13,000 miles 35 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 23 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 35 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 13,000 miles, and 77% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 8 crashes, 1 fire, 5 injuries.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 MPH down an incline, the brake pedal was applied and traveled to the floorboard. Excessive force was applied to the brake pedal but the brakes failed to respond causing the contact to crash into the rear of another vehicle. Only the driver side air bag deployed. The contact mentioned that the front of the vehicle was severely damaged due to the failure.
We were driving the pathfinder and the passenger airbag light came on. There was a passenger in the seat. The passenger's weight is 165 pounds and approximately 5'6" tall. The light remained on for approximately4 minutes and only went off when the car was turned off. When the car was restarted the airbag light was off - as it should be. This is the second nissan pathfinder that has had this problem. Our 2013 pathfinder was re-purchased by nissan for this exact reason....updated 12/07/15
Other problems reported for the 2015 Nissan Pathfinder
- Drivetrain & axles 76 complaints
- Engine 74 complaints
- Cruise control 27 complaints
- Electrical system 27 complaints
- Brakes 26 complaints