NHTSA recall 22V420000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 22V420000 |
| Manufacturer's number | R22A2 R22A3 R24B7 |
| Manufacturer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2022-06-13 |
| Owners notified | 2025-03-26 |
| Component | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH |
| Units potentially affected | 322671 |
| Part numbers | 65603 9UA0A |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2026 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-27 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 322671 |
| Reported remedied | 79962 (24%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2013-2016 Pathfinder vehicles. On certain Pathfinder vehicles, the secondary hood latch may malfunction and remain in the unlatched, unsecured, position when the hood is closed.
What can happen
An unsecured hood could unexpectedly open while driving, obstructing the driver's view, and increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the bell crank assembly, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed March 26, 2025. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall are R22A2 R22A3 and R24B7.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
| 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER | |
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| 2014 NISSAN PATHFINDER | |
| 2015 NISSAN PATHFINDER | |
| 2016 NISSAN PATHFINDER |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as PE21022
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| PE21022 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 2021-12-09, closed 2022-07-08. Hood Latch/Bell Crank Assembly. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.