2015 Nissan Pathfinder Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 55about this part
- Share
- 17%of 321 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 12,800miles
- Trend
- RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 55 complaints about the air bags of the 2015 Nissan Pathfinder, 17% of the 321 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 12,800 miles. 8 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Was in accident moving about 10 miles per hour and slowing as approaching light on a local city street. Car trued to pass illegally on left. I moved right to avoid and hit car in front of me at very slow speed. No visible damage to frint end. Driver airbag opened in a partially defkated manner. Should not even have opened . Especially incorrectly”
NHTSA complaint #11362973, filed 2020-10, 108,000 miles“Couple of things, first the front passenger air bag is set to off when there is an adult sitting there, and I have a blinking airbag light, at all times no matter what. Second, there is a loud noise coming from the engine when I turn my heater on. I can also feel the vibration when I'm still. The SUV only has about 44k miles. I see this is a common issue that has not been addressed. I'm definitely disappointed.”
NHTSA complaint #11279951, filed 2019-11, 44,000 miles“The passenger side airbag light remains illuminated when a adult is sitting in the seat with their seatbelt on. I brought it into the service center at Nissan and they told me the computer says nothing is wrong so there is nothing they can do! I have numerous videos of the seat occupied and the light on!”
NHTSA complaint #10783551, filed 2015-10, 5,000 miles“Passenger air bag light (which indicates air bag is off and will not deploy) remains on (>50% of the time) when there is an adult seated in the passenger seat. Took vehicle into the Nissan fox dealership (grand rapids, mi) this morning for service. Before assessing, they told me they probably won't find anything and that I should rely on my seat belt in case of an accident. This first occurred about 2 months ago.”
NHTSA complaint #10820449, filed 2016-01, 2,500 miles“Driving down on florida highway I-75 . Ahead was a previous accident with debris in the road. Reduced speed to try to avoid most of the debris that was scattered along the 4 lanes. I happen to get a piece of debris impacting front tire and having it go underneath my car. As this occurred the ecu must have somehow detected a side collision but there was none that occurred and deployed all side airbags removing most of the headliner.”
NHTSA complaint #10730274, filed 2015-06, 10,000 milesRelated recalls
- 16V244000Apr 26, 2016Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF, Sentra, and Pathfinder…Covers: Nissan Pathfinder 2013–2016, Altima 2013–2016, Sentra 2013–2016 +14 more
- 15V681000Oct 20, 2015Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Altima and Pathfinder vehicles, 2013-2014 Nissan Sentra vehicles, 2013 Infiniti…Covers: Nissan Pathfinder 2013–2015, Altima 2013–2015, Sentra 2013–2014 +3 more
Related service bulletins
- 11009068Sep 19, 2024DTC B00A0-00 STORED This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin. IF YOU CONFIRM DTC B00A0-00…
- 10234044Mar 9, 2023DTC B00A0-00 STORED This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
- 10213158Apr 26, 2022DTC B00A0-00 STORED This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
- 10190213Mar 5, 2021DTC B00A0-00 STORED This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
- 10165784Sep 12, 2019DTC B00A0-00 STORED IF YOU CONFIRM DTC B00A0-00 (OCCUPANT DETECTION SENSOR UNIT) is stored And OCS zero point reset cannot be performed (continued on the next page) And The…
- 10152524Nov 13, 2018AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHING INDICATING SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC MODE IF YOU CONFIRM The air bag warning light is flashing slowly (repeating 2 seconds ON, 2 seconds OFF). NOTE: If…
Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 7% |
| 2025 | 2 | 4% |
| 2024 | 2 | 2% |
| 2023 | 2 | 2% |
| 2022 | 5 | 4% |
| 2020 | 1 | 2% |
| 2019 | 4 | 5% |
| 2018 | 4 | 5% |
| 2017 | 7 | 4% |
| 2016 | 18 | 17% |
| 2015 | 55 | 17% |
| 2014 | 92 | 16% |
| 2013 | 177 | 20% |
| 2012 | 4 | 17% |
| 2011 | 12 | 27% |
| 2010 | 11 | 28% |
| 2009 | 11 | 30% |
| 2008 | 41 | 13% |
| 2007 | 23 | 4% |
| 2006 | 14 | 2% |
| 2005 | 22 | 2% |
| 2004 | 11 | 16% |
| 2003 | 14 | 13% |
| 2002 | 9 | 6% |
| 2001 | 9 | 4% |
| 2000 | 4 | 4% |
| 1999 | 11 | 11% |
| 1998 | 10 | 7% |
| 1997 | 13 | 6% |
| 1996 | 11 | 7% |
| 1995 | 1 | 1% |
| 1994 | 1 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2015 Nissan Pathfinder
79 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
77 complaintsEngine
74 complaintsElectrical system
27 complaintsVehicle speed control
27 complaintsBrakes
26 complaintsBody and structure
12 complaintsFuel system
11 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
10 complaintsExterior lighting
8 complaintsElectronic stability control
7 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
6 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2015 Nissan Pathfinder
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology