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2014 Nissan Pathfinder · symptom sheet

Takata airbag inflator recall

  • 46owner reports
  • 19,000median miles
  • $1,200median quote
  • 3involved a crash

Newest report Oct 30, 2024 · checked Oct 2, 2026

46 of the 83 reports of airbag on the 2014 Pathfinder describe Takata airbag recall.

Part of Airbag warning light or recall (83 reports) · also: passenger airbag sensor faults, airbag light on

3 recalls on this systemcovering the 2014 model year
3 crashesin 46 reports
5 people hurtin these reports
NHTSA investigations2 covering the 2014

Tick what matches of 46 reports

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Takata airbag recall on other Pathfinder years

Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2026.

What this problem usually is

This is the narrower sheet inside airbag problems for complaints about inflator recalls, Takata's above all. Many owners here aren't describing a failure they've seen. They're describing a recall notice, a dealer who doesn't have the part, and the question of whether the car is safe to drive in the meantime.

Read the full explainer · Which cars report it most

What got replaced

Few of these reports name the part that was replaced.

Recalls and investigations

3 recalls on the airbags cover the 2014 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.

16V-244Apr 26, 2016
Air Bags:Sensor:Occupant Classification

In these vehicles, the front seat passenger Occupant Classification System (OCS) may incorrectly classify an adult passenger as a child or classify the seat as empty despite it being occupied.

Risk, remedy and owner complaints on recall 16V-244

15V-681Oct 20, 2015
Air Bags:Frontal

The affected vehicles received an incorrect occupant classification system (OCS) control unit during a repair. These OCS control units may incorrectly classify the front passenger seat as empty, when it is occupied by an adult.

Risk, remedy and owner complaints on recall 15V-681

13V-456Sep 26, 2013
Air Bags:Frontal

The instrument panel tear seam on the passenger frontal air bag was incorrectly cut on the back side of the instrument panel which could cause the air bag to not deploy properly.

Risk, remedy and owner complaints on recall 13V-456

All 11 recalls on the 2014 Nissan Pathfinder, with the owner complaints on each recalled system

NHTSA investigations into the airbags on the Pathfinder

EA21-002opened Sep 17, 2021
Airbags · model years 2002 to 2004

Desiccated air bag inflator rupture. Open.

EA15-004opened Aug 31, 2015
Airbags · model years 2013 to 2014

Occupant classification system failure. Closed may 2, 2017, led to recall 15V-681.

RQ15-001opened Mar 18, 2015
Airbags · model years 2013 to 2014

Occupant classification system failure. Closed sep 1, 2015.

EA15-001opened Feb 24, 2015
Airbags · model years 2003 to 2004

Air bag inflator rupture. Open, led to recall 14V-668.

PE14-016opened Jun 11, 2014
Airbags · model years 2003 to 2004

Air bag inflator rupture. Closed mar 2, 2015, led to recall 13V-172.

What owners paid

6 of the 46 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $296 to $1,200.

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When it happens

The middle half of failures fell between 11,000 and 32,000 miles, from the 14 reports that gave a mileage.

Complaints by the year NHTSA received them: 2015: 6, 2016: 29, 2017: 5, 2019: 4, 2024: 26'1529'165'174'192'24

What owners wrote

No report on this problem is short enough to quote in full.

Should you keep driving it?

This page can't tell you that. 3 of 46 reports involved a crash and 5 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.

File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.

Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works

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