# 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 \(United States\)
- 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

## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER](/makes/nissan/pathfinder/2013/recalls.md)
- [2014 NISSAN PATHFINDER](/makes/nissan/pathfinder/2014/recalls.md)
- [2015 NISSAN PATHFINDER](/makes/nissan/pathfinder/2015/recalls.md)
- [2016 NISSAN PATHFINDER](/makes/nissan/pathfinder/2016/recalls.md)

## 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.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/22V420000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/22V420000/investigations)

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/22V420000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/22V420000)

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