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2006 Nissan Pathfinder Seat belts Problems

Complaints
5about this part
Share
1%of 837 total for the year
Median mileage
73,498miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the seat belts of the 2006 Nissan Pathfinder, 1% of the 837 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 73,498 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I was driving on hwy and I went to go around a curve and my steering wheel locked up I went off the road and came to a stop looking up at the bridge. When I went off the road my truck hit a hill (it hit around by my radiator) my truck then flipped and then hit another hill (hit by my radiator again) and came to a stop. My airbag didnt not deploy until my truck stop moving. And my seat belt did not lock me in place. I was slung around my front seat. …”

NHTSA complaint #11079522, filed 2018-03, 170,000 miles

“2006 Nissan Pathfinder driver side seatbelt has been hard to latch. It would take a few tries before it would click into place and today I was driving and I thought it was latched and all of a sudden it just fell out of the press here button when I tried to push it back in it will not click in place at all.”

NHTSA complaint #10359484, filed 2010-10, 79,000 miles

“The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Pathfinder. While driving approximately 20-30 MPH the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and noticed that the fuel level gauge had failed. He then refueled the vehicle and noticed that the check engine warning light had illuminated and the fuel level gauge was fluctuating from various level reads. The dealer advised that the fuel sending unit had failed and would need to be replaced. …”

NHTSA complaint #10346059, filed 2010-07, 52,024 miles

Seat belts: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202617%
202547%
202422%
202322%
202243%
201923%
201711%
201611%
201510%
201461%
2013131%
201137%
201013%
200913%
200810%
200741%
200651%
200520%
200434%
200264%
200110%
200011%
199933%
199832%
199752%
199664%
199521%
199324%
199213%
199138%
199038%
1989427%
1988741%
1987737%

Other parts of the 2006 Nissan Pathfinder

Transmission and drivetrain
450 complaints
Fuel system
231 complaints
Engine cooling
185 complaints
Engine
147 complaints
Other or unknown
44 complaints
Steering
41 complaints
Electrical system
34 complaints
Vehicle speed control
16 complaints
Air bags
14 complaints
Brakes
9 complaints
Suspension
9 complaints
Body and structure
6 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2006 Nissan Pathfinder

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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