8 complaints reported

1996 Nissan Pathfinder Air Bags

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
8
Crashes
6
Fires
0
Injuries
6

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Oct 2017

I TRIED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE NISSAN DEALER AND AFTER FINDING MY VEHICLE RETURN A POSITIVE AIRBAG RECALL ON AIRBAGRECALL.COM. THE LOCAL DEAL SAID IT IS NOT LISTED IN THEIR SYSTEM AND DID NOT OFFER TO LOOK INTO IT ANY FURTHER. I TOLD THEM THEY COULD LOOK IT UP ON AN INTERNET BASED SYSTEM TO SEE WHAT I WAS SEEING BUT THEY DECLINED. WILSON MOTOR COMPANY WILSON NISSAN 328 NORTH MAIN STREET, LOGAN (435) 752-7355

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Oct 2017
Dec 1998 Crash Injury

DRIVER HANDS SUFFERED 2ND DEGREE BURNS WHEN AIR BAG DEPLOYED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Mar 1998
Aug 1998 Crash Injury

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A COLLOSION. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. AIRBAG CHEMICALS BURNED THE DRIVER'S FACE/NECK AND HANDS. DRIVER ALSO RECEIVED ABRASIONS TO THE EYE. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Jan 1998 Crash Injury

WHILE DRIVNG 30-35 MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A LEFT FRONT AND SIDE ACCIDENT IN WHICH THIRE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S OR PASSEGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Oct 1997 Crash Injury

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG IN AN ACCIDENT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Mar 1997
Oct 1997

OTHER: DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR FAILED TWICE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 1996
Aug 1996 Crash Injury

THERE WERE FUMES COMING FROM THE TRUCK CAUSED DRIVER AND PASSENGER TO PASS OUT, VEHICLE HIT UNDDERPASS, NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AND PASSSENGER'S AIR BAGS DURING ACCIDENT, RESULTIN GIN INJURIES TO BOTH. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jun 1996
Jul 1996 Crash Injury

DURING FRONTAL IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: May 1996

Trend Over Time

Complaints by year

Quick Summary

The 1996 Nissan Pathfinder has 8 Air Bags complaints on file. 6 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.