2024 NISSAN PATHFINDER — Complaint #2177898
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NHTSA Complaint about Chest Clip, Buckle, Harness filed February 18, 2026
NHTSA complaint #2177898 (ODI reference 11718705) concerns a 2024 NISSAN PATHFINDER and was filed on February 18, 2026. The owner reports the failure occurred on February 10, 2026. The report was geocoded to West Virginia based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as chest clip, buckle, harness, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same NISSAN PATHFINDER cohort independently describe similar chest clip, buckle, harness failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2024 NISSAN PATHFINDER shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
I am filing a safety complaint regarding a Chicco NextFit car seat. The anchor tab on my childâs car seat has become visibly stressed and appears to be failing after only two years of normal use. This is extremely concerning as this component is critical to properly securing the seat and ensuring my childâs safety in the event of a crash. I contacted the manufacturer and provided photos. They confirmed that the tab is stressed but did not offer an explanation for how this could happen or provide any investigation or corrective action. The product is discontinued, and I was told I am outside of the warranty period, which does not address the safety concern. This appears to be a potential structural or material failure and could put children at risk if the seat does not perform as intended during a collision. I believe this issue should be investigated to determine whether this is an isolated defect or a broader safety problem affecting other consumers. I am requesting that this issu
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 2177898 |
| ODI Number | 11718705 |
| Date Filed | February 18, 2026 |
| Failure Date | February 10, 2026 |
| VIN | 5N1DR3BD1RC |
Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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