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1998 Nissan Pathfinder

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1998 Nissan Pathfinder do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 97.

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149Owner complaints

Model-year median: 97

2Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
170
1995159
1996217
1997149
1998104
1999112
2000230
2001
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Suspension
47Power Train
20Vehicle Speed Control
16Structure
14Service Brakes, Hydraulic
13
All reported categories
Steering
11Air Bags
10Fuel System, Gasoline
9Tires
9Engine And Engine Cooling
6Unknown Or Other
6Electrical System
5Fuel/propulsion System
3Seat Belts
3Equipment
2Service Brakes
2Visibility
2Wheels
2Child Seat
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

71 reports with mileage · 78 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Suspension. Review the 47 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 20 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

21 crash reports1 fire reports14 injury reports

Tires complaints

9 reports
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Mileage unknown · Sep 23, 2005
TiresCrash

RIGHT REAR TIRE BLOWOUT ON AUGUST 21, 2005, A BRIDGESTONE DUELER A/T, BRAND, OF 4 TIRES BOUGHT AND INSTALLED ON AUGUST 2, 2005 IN A 1998 NISSAN PATHFINDER AT A COSTCO STORE IN CAGUAS, PR. THIS TIRE BLOWOUT CAUSED SUV DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL AND HIT A MEDIAN STEEL FENCE ON EXPRESSWAY PR 22. VEHICLE DECLARED TOTAL LOSS BY AUTO IN…

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RIGHT REAR TIRE BLOWOUT ON AUGUST 21, 2005, A BRIDGESTONE DUELER A/T, BRAND, OF 4 TIRES BOUGHT AND INSTALLED ON AUGUST 2, 2005 IN A 1998 NISSAN PATHFINDER AT A COSTCO STORE IN CAGUAS, PR. THIS TIRE BLOWOUT CAUSED SUV DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL AND HIT A MEDIAN STEEL FENCE ON EXPRESSWAY PR 22. VEHICLE DECLARED TOTAL LOSS BY AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY CLAIM ADJUSTOR.*JB

NHTSA ODI #10137442

Mileage unknown · Oct 18, 2002
Tires

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK AT 50 MPH THE RIGHT REAR TIRE'S ENTIRE SIDEWALL TORE AWAY(BLEW OUT) I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING AND ALL TIRES ARE INFLATED PROPERLY. DT

NHTSA ODI #768602

Mileage unknown · Apr 25, 2002
TiresInjury

CLAIM NUMBER 53-C812-159 - WHILE DRIVING NORTH IN THE SIDE LANE, THE REAR TIRE (DUNLOP GRAND TREK P265/70R15 - 110S) SEPARATED CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL, SKID TO THE LEFT AND ROLL OVER 2-1/2 TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE IN THE MEDIAN. *TT

NHTSA ODI #6901106

Mileage unknown · Apr 25, 2002
TiresInjury

CLAIM NUMBER 40-2606-213 - WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR DUNLOP GRANDTREK (P265/70R15 11OS; DOT DBTR A16 207) TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL AND VEHICLE TO FLIP OVER TWICE; VEHICLE IS NON-DRIVEABLE, 4 PEOPLE WERE INJURED. *TT

NHTSA ODI #6901105

Mileage unknown · Jan 17, 2002
Tires

TIRE IS SHOWING SIGNS OF SEVERE WEAR ON THE OUTSIDE, FACE SURFACE NEAR THE WEDGE AS OPPOSED TO THE WEAR BEING ON THE PART OF THE TIRE THAT IS IN CONTACT WITH THE ROAD. THE WEAR IS TO THE EXTENT THAT THE STEEL THREADS HAVE COME THROUGH AND ARE EXPOSED.

NHTSA ODI #9005089

Mileage unknown · Oct 11, 2000
TiresInjury

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES P235 75 R15 FAILED, ACCIDENT DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL, SEVERAL PEOPLE INJURED AND TWO FATALITIES DUE TO ACCIDENT. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #555561

Mileage unknown · Sep 7, 2000
TiresCrashInjury

ON A CLEAR DAY WITH ONLY ONE OTHER CAR WITHIN SIGHT , IN THE AFTERNOON OUR PATHFINDER WAS INEXPLICABLY DRAWN SIDEWAYS OFF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS OUT OF CONTROL. WE TRAVELED FOR QUITE A DISTANCE ON THE GRASSED AREA WHICH WAS LIGHTLY SNOW COVERED AND CONTINUED CLOSELY BY THE TREE LINE. MY HUSBAND WAS A TRUCK DRIVER AND WAS ABLE TO …

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ON A CLEAR DAY WITH ONLY ONE OTHER CAR WITHIN SIGHT , IN THE AFTERNOON OUR PATHFINDER WAS INEXPLICABLY DRAWN SIDEWAYS OFF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS OUT OF CONTROL. WE TRAVELED FOR QUITE A DISTANCE ON THE GRASSED AREA WHICH WAS LIGHTLY SNOW COVERED AND CONTINUED CLOSELY BY THE TREE LINE. MY HUSBAND WAS A TRUCK DRIVER AND WAS ABLE TO KEEP US FROM HITTING THE TREES BUT WE SLID OVER A DIP IN THE TERRAIN THAT SENT OUR VEHICLE FLYING THROUGH THE AIR AND AFTER LANDING MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO BRING IT TO REST IN A DITCH AFTER HITTING A CEMENT CULVERT. WE FOUND WE HAD A BLOWN TIRE IN THE REAR AND THE FRONT TIRE EXPLODED ON IMPACT WITH THE CULVERT. THE FRONT RIGHT OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE. ALL OF US WERE IN SEATBELTS. OUR SON DID NOT GET HURT(HE WAS IN THE BACK SEAT AND I HAD MY BODY TURNED TRYING TO HOLD HIM DOWN. THE IMPACT SENT MY RIGHT HAND SIDE FLYING INTO THE FRONT DASH AND DOOR. I SUSTAINED CONSIDERABLE INJURY TO MY RIGHT HAND SHOULDER AND ARM AND WAS OUT OF WORK AND IN PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR MONTHS. MY HUSBAND WAS ALSO THROWN AROUND CONSIDERABLY. TO THIS DAY WE HAVE NO IDEA AND THE POLICE COULD NOT PINPOINT ANY REASON FOR THIS CRASH OTHER THAN A DEFECTIVE TIRE. WE THOUGHT THE DESIGN IN THE PATHFINDER MIGHT BE FAULTY AND I DID REPORT THIS INCIDENT TO THE NHTSA IN FEB/MARCH OF THAT YEAR. WE HAVE SINCE GOTTEN RID OF THE PATHFINDER AS OUR SON WAS TERRIFIED TO TRAVEL IN IT. THE VEHICLE ITSELF HELD UP WELL IN THE CRASH AND WE CONSIDER OURSELVES LUCKY TO HAVE BEEN IN SUCH A WELL MADE VEHICLE. WE HAVE SINCE PURCHASED A NEWER PATHFINDER AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS. HOWEVER THE TIRES FROM THE PREVIOUS PATHFINDER ARE ON MY FATHER-IN-LAWS CHEVY TRUCK AND WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT A DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE TIRE. THIS RECENT RECALL HAS CAUSED US TO THINK ABOUT THAT ACCIDENT AND WE FIRMLY BELIEVE WE HAD DEFECTIVE TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: ATXP70 )

NHTSA ODI #730586

Mileage unknown · Feb 1, 1999
Tires

(GENERAL TIRE P235/70R15) ONE TIRE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT ON FREEWAY, ON ANOTHER OCCASION ONE TIRE WAS PUNCTURED BY A NAIL CAUSING A SLOW LEAK. *YC

NHTSA ODI #609357

Mileage unknown · Feb 1, 1999
Tires

TIRE FAILED. (265/70R/15 BRIDGESTON/DUELER H/T) YH

NHTSA ODI #607241

Official recalls

2

11V244000 · Steering:column; Suspension:front

Apr 20, 2011

NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1996-2004 PATHFINDER AND MODEL YEAR 1997-2003 INFINITI QX4 VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD, OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IOWA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MARYLAND, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WASHINGTON D.C., WEST VIRGINIA AND WISCONSIN. IN AREAS OF THE COUNTRY IN WHICH HEAVY CONCENTRATIONS OF ROAD SALT ARE USED, A MIXTURE OF SNOW/WATER AND SALT MAY ENTER AN ASSEMBLY LOCATION HOLE IN THE UPPER STRUT HOUSING, CAUSING WATER TO COLLECT AT THE MATING SURFACE OF THE STRUT HOUSING PANEL AND THE INNER HOOD LEDGE ASSEMBLY. OVER TIME, THIS SNOW/WATER AND SALT INTRUSION MAY RESULT IN CORROSION OF THE STRUT TOWER HOUSING IN SOME SUBJECT VEHICLES.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THE STRUT HOUSING MAY CRACK AND PULL AWAY FROM THE INNER HOOD LEDGE ASSEMBLY. THIS MAY LEAD TO GRINDING NOISES, INCREASED STEERING EFFORT, AND POSSIBLY THE STEERING COLUMN TO BREAK, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Remedy: NISSAN WILL INSPECT THE STRUT HOUSING AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES AS NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. AN INTERIM NOTIFICATION LETTER WAS SENT OUT IN MAY 2011. THE SECOND NOTICE WAS MAILED ON JULY 25, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

Additional source detail variants (2)

Suspension:front

NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1996-2004 PATHFINDER AND MODEL YEAR 1997-2003 INFINITI QX4 VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD, OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IOWA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MARYLAND, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WASHINGTON D.C., WEST VIRGINIA AND WISCONSIN. IN AREAS OF THE COUNTRY IN WHICH HEAVY CONCENTRATIONS OF ROAD SALT ARE USED, A MIXTURE OF SNOW/WATER AND SALT MAY ENTER AN ASSEMBLY LOCATION HOLE IN THE UPPER STRUT HOUSING, CAUSING WATER TO COLLECT AT THE MATING SURFACE OF THE STRUT HOUSING PANEL AND THE INNER HOOD LEDGE ASSEMBLY. OVER TIME, THIS SNOW/WATER AND SALT INTRUSION MAY RESULT IN CORROSION OF THE STRUT TOWER HOUSING IN SOME SUBJECT VEHICLES.

Consequence: THE STRUT HOUSING MAY CRACK AND PULL AWAY FROM THE INNER HOOD LEDGE ASSEMBLY. THIS MAY LEAD TO GRINDING NOISES, INCREASED STEERING EFFORT, AND POSSIBLY THE STEERING COLUMN TO BREAK, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Remedy: NISSAN WILL INSPECT THE STRUT HOUSING AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES AS NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. AN INTERIM NOTIFICATION LETTER WAS SENT OUT IN MAY 2011. THE SECOND NOTICE WAS MAILED ON JULY 25, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

Steering:column

NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1996-2004 PATHFINDER AND MODEL YEAR 1997-2003 INFINITI QX4 VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD, OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IOWA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MARYLAND, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WASHINGTON D.C., WEST VIRGINIA AND WISCONSIN. IN AREAS OF THE COUNTRY IN WHICH HEAVY CONCENTRATIONS OF ROAD SALT ARE USED, A MIXTURE OF SNOW/WATER AND SALT MAY ENTER AN ASSEMBLY LOCATION HOLE IN THE UPPER STRUT HOUSING, CAUSING WATER TO COLLECT AT THE MATING SURFACE OF THE STRUT HOUSING PANEL AND THE INNER HOOD LEDGE ASSEMBLY. OVER TIME, THIS SNOW/WATER AND SALT INTRUSION MAY RESULT IN CORROSION OF THE STRUT TOWER HOUSING IN SOME SUBJECT VEHICLES.

Consequence: THE STRUT HOUSING MAY CRACK AND PULL AWAY FROM THE INNER HOOD LEDGE ASSEMBLY. THIS MAY LEAD TO GRINDING NOISES, INCREASED STEERING EFFORT, AND POSSIBLY THE STEERING COLUMN TO BREAK, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Remedy: NISSAN WILL INSPECT THE STRUT HOUSING AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES AS NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. AN INTERIM NOTIFICATION LETTER WAS SENT OUT IN MAY 2011. THE SECOND NOTICE WAS MAILED ON JULY 25, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

07V435000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly:filler Pipe And Cap

Sep 18, 2007

ON CERTAIN VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IOWA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, KENTUCKY, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MARYLAND, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, TENNESSEE, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA , WISCONSIN AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, DURING THE COATING PROCESS OF THE FUEL FILLER TUBE ASSEMBLY, AN INSUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF COATING MAY HAVE BEEN APPLIED AT THE LOWER MOUNTING BRACKET. THIS COULD RESULT IN AN OPENING IN THE COATING WHICH CAN ALLOW WATER TO ENTER AND MAKE CONTACT WITH THE BARE METAL OF THE TUBE.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS MAY RESULT IN SURFACE RUST BUT NOT PERFORATION OF THE TUBE. HOWEVER, IN THOSE AREAS OF THE COUNTRY WHICH USE HEAVY CONCENTRATIONS OF ROAD SALT IN THE WINTER, IF A MIXTURE OF SNOW/WATER AND SALT MAKES CONTACT WITH THE BARE METAL, CORROSION MAY OCCUR TO A DEGREE WHICH RESULTS IN PERFORATION OF THE TUBE. IN THIS CASE FUEL LEAKAGE MAY OCCUR WHEN FILLING THE TANK. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL FILLER TUBE ASSEMBLY WITH A NEW ONE WITH AN IMPROVED COATING PROCESS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 26, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

1

PE11004 · Frame/body Structure Corrosion

Opened Jan 28, 2011 · Closed Jun 30, 2011

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering; Steering:column; Suspension; Suspension:front; Suspension:front:macpherson Strut; Suspension:front:shock Absorber

In their Defect Information Report (DIR) of April 20, 2011, Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) notified NHTSA that it would conduct a safety recall of certain 1996-2004 Nissan Pathfinder and 1997-2003 Infinity QX4 vehicles to repair corrosion damage to the driver's side front strut tower.The vehicles included in the recall are those that were originally sold, or are currently registered in salt belt states including Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia.The DIR states in part, ...the strut housing may crack and pull away from the inner hood ledge assembly.This could lead to the strut housing panel separating and contacting the steering column lower shaft.Contact with the steering column lower shaft can cause steering difficulties and may require an increase in steering effort by the driver.If the steering column lower shaft completely fractured it would result in a total loss of steering control.In some cases, the strut housing panel can contact or affect adjacent brake system components.Complainants reported experiencing either steering or brake system issues, and in some cases, both.Nissan dealer's will inspect the strut housing and, based on the level of corrosion found, make an assessment as to how to remedy the vehicle (see defect information report for additional details). Brake system components adjacent to, and in the area of, the strut tower (i.e., brake master cylinder, left front brake line, ABS wire harness, etc.) will also be inspected.

Additional source detail variants (6)

Steering:column

In their Defect Information Report (DIR) of April 20, 2011, Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) notified NHTSA that it would conduct a safety recall of certain 1996-2004 Nissan Pathfinder and 1997-2003 Infinity QX4 vehicles to repair corrosion damage to the driver's side front strut tower.The vehicles included in the recall are those that were originally sold, or are currently registered in salt belt states including Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia.The DIR states in part, ...the strut housing may crack and pull away from the inner hood ledge assembly.This could lead to the strut housing panel separating and contacting the steering column lower shaft.Contact with the steering column lower shaft can cause steering difficulties and may require an increase in steering effort by the driver.If the steering column lower shaft completely fractured it would result in a total loss of steering control.In some cases, the strut housing panel can contact or affect adjacent brake system components.Complainants reported experiencing either steering or brake system issues, and in some cases, both.Nissan dealer's will inspect the strut housing and, based on the level of corrosion found, make an assessment as to how to remedy the vehicle (see defect information report for additional details). Brake system components adjacent to, and in the area of, the strut tower (i.e., brake master cylinder, left front brake line, ABS wire harness, etc.) will also be inspected.

Steering

In their Defect Information Report (DIR) of April 20, 2011, Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) notified NHTSA that it would conduct a safety recall of certain 1996-2004 Nissan Pathfinder and 1997-2003 Infinity QX4 vehicles to repair corrosion damage to the driver's side front strut tower.The vehicles included in the recall are those that were originally sold, or are currently registered in salt belt states including Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia.The DIR states in part, ...the strut housing may crack and pull away from the inner hood ledge assembly.This could lead to the strut housing panel separating and contacting the steering column lower shaft.Contact with the steering column lower shaft can cause steering difficulties and may require an increase in steering effort by the driver.If the steering column lower shaft completely fractured it would result in a total loss of steering control.In some cases, the strut housing panel can contact or affect adjacent brake system components.Complainants reported experiencing either steering or brake system issues, and in some cases, both.Nissan dealer's will inspect the strut housing and, based on the level of corrosion found, make an assessment as to how to remedy the vehicle (see defect information report for additional details). Brake system components adjacent to, and in the area of, the strut tower (i.e., brake master cylinder, left front brake line, ABS wire harness, etc.) will also be inspected.

Suspension:front:macpherson Strut

In their Defect Information Report (DIR) of April 20, 2011, Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) notified NHTSA that it would conduct a safety recall of certain 1996-2004 Nissan Pathfinder and 1997-2003 Infinity QX4 vehicles to repair corrosion damage to the driver's side front strut tower.The vehicles included in the recall are those that were originally sold, or are currently registered in salt belt states including Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia.The DIR states in part, ...the strut housing may crack and pull away from the inner hood ledge assembly.This could lead to the strut housing panel separating and contacting the steering column lower shaft.Contact with the steering column lower shaft can cause steering difficulties and may require an increase in steering effort by the driver.If the steering column lower shaft completely fractured it would result in a total loss of steering control.In some cases, the strut housing panel can contact or affect adjacent brake system components.Complainants reported experiencing either steering or brake system issues, and in some cases, both.Nissan dealer's will inspect the strut housing and, based on the level of corrosion found, make an assessment as to how to remedy the vehicle (see defect information report for additional details). Brake system components adjacent to, and in the area of, the strut tower (i.e., brake master cylinder, left front brake line, ABS wire harness, etc.) will also be inspected.

Suspension:front

In their Defect Information Report (DIR) of April 20, 2011, Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) notified NHTSA that it would conduct a safety recall of certain 1996-2004 Nissan Pathfinder and 1997-2003 Infinity QX4 vehicles to repair corrosion damage to the driver's side front strut tower.The vehicles included in the recall are those that were originally sold, or are currently registered in salt belt states including Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia.The DIR states in part, ...the strut housing may crack and pull away from the inner hood ledge assembly.This could lead to the strut housing panel separating and contacting the steering column lower shaft.Contact with the steering column lower shaft can cause steering difficulties and may require an increase in steering effort by the driver.If the steering column lower shaft completely fractured it would result in a total loss of steering control.In some cases, the strut housing panel can contact or affect adjacent brake system components.Complainants reported experiencing either steering or brake system issues, and in some cases, both.Nissan dealer's will inspect the strut housing and, based on the level of corrosion found, make an assessment as to how to remedy the vehicle (see defect information report for additional details). Brake system components adjacent to, and in the area of, the strut tower (i.e., brake master cylinder, left front brake line, ABS wire harness, etc.) will also be inspected.

Suspension:front:shock Absorber

In their Defect Information Report (DIR) of April 20, 2011, Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) notified NHTSA that it would conduct a safety recall of certain 1996-2004 Nissan Pathfinder and 1997-2003 Infinity QX4 vehicles to repair corrosion damage to the driver's side front strut tower.The vehicles included in the recall are those that were originally sold, or are currently registered in salt belt states including Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia.The DIR states in part, ...the strut housing may crack and pull away from the inner hood ledge assembly.This could lead to the strut housing panel separating and contacting the steering column lower shaft.Contact with the steering column lower shaft can cause steering difficulties and may require an increase in steering effort by the driver.If the steering column lower shaft completely fractured it would result in a total loss of steering control.In some cases, the strut housing panel can contact or affect adjacent brake system components.Complainants reported experiencing either steering or brake system issues, and in some cases, both.Nissan dealer's will inspect the strut housing and, based on the level of corrosion found, make an assessment as to how to remedy the vehicle (see defect information report for additional details). Brake system components adjacent to, and in the area of, the strut tower (i.e., brake master cylinder, left front brake line, ABS wire harness, etc.) will also be inspected.

Suspension

In their Defect Information Report (DIR) of April 20, 2011, Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) notified NHTSA that it would conduct a safety recall of certain 1996-2004 Nissan Pathfinder and 1997-2003 Infinity QX4 vehicles to repair corrosion damage to the driver's side front strut tower.The vehicles included in the recall are those that were originally sold, or are currently registered in salt belt states including Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia.The DIR states in part, ...the strut housing may crack and pull away from the inner hood ledge assembly.This could lead to the strut housing panel separating and contacting the steering column lower shaft.Contact with the steering column lower shaft can cause steering difficulties and may require an increase in steering effort by the driver.If the steering column lower shaft completely fractured it would result in a total loss of steering control.In some cases, the strut housing panel can contact or affect adjacent brake system components.Complainants reported experiencing either steering or brake system issues, and in some cases, both.Nissan dealer's will inspect the strut housing and, based on the level of corrosion found, make an assessment as to how to remedy the vehicle (see defect information report for additional details). Brake system components adjacent to, and in the area of, the strut tower (i.e., brake master cylinder, left front brake line, ABS wire harness, etc.) will also be inspected.