2016 Nissan Pathfinder Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 18about this part
- Share
- 17%of 105 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 9,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 18 complaints about the air bags of the 2016 Nissan Pathfinder, 17% of the 105 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 9,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Nhtsa campaign number: 15v681000 component(s): air bags the above issue was also seen on my 2016 Pathfinder sl tech purchased less than 1 month ago. The issue happens about 10% of the time. To resolve I have to power cycle the car...”
NHTSA complaint #10854052, filed 2016-04, 520 miles“I was the person who first filed the airbag issue on NHTSA. Finally today, the issue was patched .I say patched not fixed since now the airbag off light is always on in my car which does not match the manual of my vehicle.a bigger issue though is that this confuses us into thinking the similarly orange colored cross traffic light on the passenger side is on and twice out of two times we almost had a crash due to that. This patch is not safe or acceptable and I hope that NHTSA acts to protect customers who paid a considerable amount of money to acquire a supposedly safe vehicle.”
NHTSA complaint #10934872, filed 2016-12, 9,000 miles“Nhtsa recall 16v-244 has not been resolved due to unavailability of corrective parts, as I understand it. The recall dates from 24may2016. About 15-20% of the time adult passengers are present in the front passenger seat, the warning light indicates that the ocs system has deactivated the passenger side airbag. How much longer will Nissan be allowed to avoid corrective action while passengers in the affected vehicles are exposed to greater than necessary risk of injury?”
NHTSA complaint #11035581, filed 2017-10, 25 miles“When a passenger is in the passenger seat the sensor for the passenger side air bag will not go off. Meaning it does not detect anyone sitting in the seat.”
NHTSA complaint #11166303, filed 2019-01, 50,000 miles“Re: recall 16v244000 Nissan Pathfinder was recalled to fix passenger airbag sensor. Within 2 months after repair problem began again intermittently. Approx 30% of starts showed pass airbag off in spite of passenger in place. This would correct by restarting vehicle. This was reported to dealer at every 5000 mile service and had adjustments made a few times. Airbag sensor would be fine for a few weeks, then start acting up again. The last dealer visit (55000 miles) no problem was found. This now happens on 75 % of vehicle starts, and simply restarting is not always effective. …”
NHTSA complaint #11242027, filed 2019-08, 20,000 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
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…
- 10194220Apr 22, 2016Occupant Clfassification System Light Operation Logic Change
- 10192811Apr 22, 2016SERVICE INFORMATION Nissan is issuing this Technical Service Bulletin to clarify that a change has been made for the logic that controls the Occupant Classification System (OCS)…
- 10075221Apr 22, 2016OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM LIGHT OPERATION LOGIC CHANGE SERVICE INFORMATION Nissan is issuing this Technical Service Bulletin to clarify that a change has been made for the…
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 2016 Nissan Pathfinder
27 complaintsOther or unknown
23 complaintsBrakes
14 complaintsElectrical system
11 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
7 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
5 complaintsWheels
4 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
3 complaintsSeats
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsSuspension
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2016 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