Vehicle recall R/2020/004

Nissan Pathfinder recall: Passenger air bag may not deploy correctly

DVSA recall R/2020/004 names the Nissan Pathfinder. It was launched 15 January 2020. It covers vehicles built 19 July 2001 to 6 November 2003.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2020/004
Launched: 15 January 2020
Issued by: Nissan Motor (GB) Limited
Manufacturer reference: R20A1
Vehicles: 2 across the lines below

What can go wrong

Passenger air bag may not deploy correctly.

The fix

Replace passenger air bag inflator

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Nissan Pathfinder	19 July 2001 to 6 November 2003	2

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Other recalls for these models

R/2013/144 Seat belts may not perform as expected 6 January 2014, Nissan Pathfinder, Nissan Navara
R/2013/128 Ball joint may disconnect 25 November 2013, Nissan Pathfinder, Nissan Navara
R/2012/036 Driver seat fault 2 April 2012, Nissan Navara, Nissan Pathfinder
R/2010/185 Engine may stall & fail to restart 29 November 2010, Nissan Pathfinder, Nissan Micra
R/2010/061 Brakes may not operate correctly 8 June 2010, Nissan NV200, Nissan Navara, Nissan Pathfinder
R/2006/032 Steering control may be lost 23 February 2006, Nissan Navara, Nissan Pathfinder

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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