Nissan Pathfinder lug nut torque

The Nissan Pathfinder takes 83 lb-ft (113 N·m) on its wheel nuts; the 2013–2020, 2022–2025 manuals all say the same. Tighten them in a star pattern with a torque wrench.

Sources checked

Wheel nut torque

83lb-ft113N·m

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As printed
“Wheel nut tightening torque: 83 ft-lb (113 N·m)”
Source
2025 Pathfinder Owner's Manual (Nissan): PDF page 589

Nissan Pathfinder lug nut torque by model year

Model yearVersionTorqueManual page
2025All83 lb-ft (113 N·m)PDF page 589
2024All83 lb-ft (113 N·m)PDF page 533
2023All83 lb-ft (113 N·m)PDF page 536
2022All83 lb-ft (113 N·m)PDF page 543
2020All83 lb-ft (113 N·m)PDF page 362
2019All83 lb-ft (113 N·m)PDF page 360
2018All83 lb-ft (113 N·m)PDF page 361
2017All83 lb-ft (113 N·m)PDF page 448
2016All83 lb-ft (113 N·m)PDF page 430
2015All83 lb-ft (113 N·m)PDF page 409
2014All83 lb-ft (113 N·m)PDF page 395
2014Hybrid83 lb-ft (113 N·m)PDF page 474
2013All83 lb-ft (113 N·m)PDF page 409

Read on Nissan’s own site between October 14, 2026 and October 19, 2026. Years not listed haven’t been checked yet, or their manual prints no value; check your own manual.

How to tighten them

  1. Clean any dirt or rust off the studs, the nuts and the wheel’s mounting face. Don’t oil them unless the manual says to.
  2. Thread every nut on by hand until it seats against the wheel.
  3. Lower the vehicle so the tire takes its weight, and set a torque wrench to 83 lb-ft (113 N·m).
  4. Tighten the nuts in a star pattern, going around two or three times, until the wrench clicks on every nut.
  5. Check the torque again after a short drive if your manual says to.

More detail, including how many passes to make: how to torque lug nuts. Setting and using the wrench: how to use a click torque wrench. Nuts or bolts, car by car: lug nuts vs wheel bolts.

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Questions

What is the lug nut torque on a Nissan Pathfinder?

83 lb-ft (113 N·m), as printed in Nissan’s owner’s manuals (2013–2020, 2022–2025).

Can I use an impact wrench?

Not to finish. An impact wrench can’t set a torque and easily overshoots it, which stretches studs. Run the nuts down by hand or lightly, then finish with a torque wrench in a star pattern.

Should I oil the studs?

Not unless the manual says so. Torque values assume clean, dry threads; oil lets the same torque stretch the stud further. Some manuals, Kia’s and Mazda’s among them, say to keep oil and grease off wheel nuts and bolts altogether.