Enter the 17-character VIN of your Nissan Pathfinder to see the factory basics. Free, with no registration.
Look on the dashboard, the driver's door frame or in the registration document.
Type all 17 characters. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN.
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Enter the 17-character VIN of the car Nissan Pathfinder into the free decoder and it tells you the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture. For the car Nissan Pathfinder we list the production years 1995 - present, 7 versions in total, the body styles SUV and a power figure of 284 hp. A VIN tells you the maker, the model year and the country of manufacture. Where the plant is coded in the 11th character, that can be read as well.
Do not expect the free decoder to show accident damage, odometer history, theft status or past owners; the 17 characters simply do not carry them. For those you need a paid vehicle history report. Take the VIN from the dashboard or door frame of the model Nissan Pathfinder and hold it next to the document. Go through it slowly, one character at a time, rather than glancing at the first few.
1995 - present
Production years
131 - 284 hp
Power
1
Body styles
7
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nissan Pathfinder II | 1995 - 2004 | SUV | 131 - 253 hp |
| Nissan Pathfinder III | 2004 - 2010 | SUV | 174 - 269 hp |
| Nissan Pathfinder III (facelift 2010) | 2010 - 2013 | SUV | 190 - 231 hp |
| Nissan Pathfinder IV | 2012 - 2016 | SUV | 260 hp |
| Nissan Pathfinder IV (facelift 2017) | 2017 - 2021 | SUV | 284 hp |
| Nissan Pathfinder V | 2021 - present | SUV | 275 - 284 hp |
| Nissan Pathfinder V (China) | 2023 | SUV | 252 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Nissan Pathfinder, with model years 1995 - present in our data, these are the characters to expect. The letters repeat every 30 years, so always confirm the year against the car itself.
On the driver's side, visible through the windshield.
On a sticker on the door frame or the edge of the door.
Printed in the vehicle registration or title.
Stamped on the firewall or the frame on many models.
A VIN is built from six parts, and each one says something about the vehicle. Our guides explain how to read it and what it can and cannot tell you.
Enter the 17-character VIN and see the factory basics in seconds.
Our data lists model years 1995 - present across 7 versions of the Nissan Pathfinder. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Nissan Pathfinder the characters to expect are 3 (2003), 4 (2004), 5 (2005), 6 (2006), 7 (2007), 8 (2008), 9 (2009), A (2010), B (2011), C (2012), D (2013), E (2014), F (2015), G (2016), H (2017), J (2018), K (2019), L (2020), M (2021), N (2022), P (2023), R (2024), S (2025), T (2026).
7 versions, in 1 body style, with power up to 284 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
It is shown on the dashboard under the windshield, on a plate or sticker at the driver door frame and in the registration papers of the vehicle.
It confirms the basic identity of the car, such as maker, model year and country. It says nothing about damage, mileage, theft or owners, so for those you would need a paid vehicle history report.
Yes, the decoding itself costs nothing and works without signing up. Only the separate vehicle history reports are paid.