2016 Nissan Pathfinder air bags problems
18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2016 Nissan Pathfinder — 17% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Occupant Air bag sensor is on constantly and Air bag light on dashboard. My vehicle has never been in an accident. There was a recall issued for my vehicle in 2016. I purchased my car in 2017 new and it was overstock vehicle. The recall was cleared in August 2016 by dealer and I just found this out…”
filed Apr 13, 2024
“Passenger Airbag sensor not showing that airbag is on for front passenger seat even though passenger sitting there. Recall issued in 2016 and Nissan still does not have a fix for this yet.”
filed Mar 11, 2023
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- In these vehicles, the front seat passenger Occupant Classification System (OCS) may…Campaign 16V244000 · Apr 26, 2016
Related service bulletins
DTC 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 (OCCUPANT DETECTION SENSOR UNIT) is stored, AND…
NTB19-071D · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 19, 2024
Air Bags problems in other Pathfinder years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Pathfinder | 2 | 4% |
| 2024 Pathfinder | 1 | 1% |
| 2023 Pathfinder | 2 | 2% |
| 2022 Pathfinder | 5 | 4% |
| 2020 Pathfinder | 1 | 2% |
| 2019 Pathfinder | 4 | 5% |
| 2018 Pathfinder | 4 | 5% |
| 2017 Pathfinder | 6 | 3% |
| 2015 Pathfinder | 55 | 17% |
| 2014 Pathfinder | 92 | 16% |
| 2013 Pathfinder | 177 | 20% |
| 2012 Pathfinder | 4 | 17% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2016 Nissan Pathfinder
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.