2016 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2016 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

AIR BAGS
1
POWER TRAIN
1
Total complaints2

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Vehicle will not stay engaged in four wheel drive for longer than 4 minutes at a time without disengaging. Vehicle purchased in july 2017 and using four wheel drive for the first time since purchase.”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2018-01-08

“Recall”

AIR BAGS · reported 2017-11-10

Defect investigations

Investigation PE21022 Opened 2021-12-09 · closed 2022-07-08

Hood Latch/Bell Crank Assembly

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this preliminary evaluation to investigate consumer complaints alleging hood latch failures occurring on certain model year (MY) 2013-2016 Nissan Pathfinder vehicles. Complaints received indicated a sudden and unexpected opening of the hood while the vehicle was in…

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2016 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.