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Nissan · NHTSA safety record

2015 Nissan Sentra

Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government holds on this vehicle.

350

Complaints

22

Crashes

3

Fires

22

Injuries

0

Deaths

Owners of the 2015 Nissan Sentra have filed 350 safety complaints with NHTSA between March 2015 and August 2026. The most complained-about system is the power train, named in 172 of them (49%). The typical failure was reported at 55,000 miles, the median across the 211 complaints that gave an odometer reading.

Complaints halved year on year: 13 in the twelve months to 2026-Q1, against 29 in the twelve before.

NHTSA has issued 3 recalls covering this vehicle.

Recalls (3)

AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION

16V244000 · April 26, 2016

The defect
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF, Sentra, and Pathfinder, 2014-2016 Nissan NV200 Taxi, Infiniti QX60, QX60 Hybrid, and Q50 Hybrid, 2014-2017 Nissan Rogue and Infiniti Q50, 2015-2016 Nissan Murano, Murano Hybrid, and Chevrolet City Express, 2014-2015 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid, and 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles. In these vehicles, the front seat passenger Occupant Classification System (OCS) may incorrectly classify an adult passenger as a child or classify the seat as empty despite it being occupied. As a result, the passenger frontal air bag may be turned off and not deploy in the event of a crash.
The risk
If the passenger frontal air bag does not deploy as intended in the event of a crash, the passenger is at an increased risk of injury.
The remedy
Nissan will notify their owners. Chevrolet City Express owners will be notified by General Motors. Dealers will reprogram the Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) and OCS Electronic Control Unit (ECU) in Altima, Maxima, Murano, Rogue, and Sentra vehicles, and replace the OCS ECU in LEAF, NV200, NV200 Taxi, Pathfinder, Infiniti Q50, JX35, and QX60 and Chevrolet City Express vehicles, free of charge. Interim notices were sent to owners on May 31, 2016. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669, Infiniti customer service at 1-888-833-3216 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020.

Nissan North America, Inc. · up to 3,296,947 vehicles across all model years covered

AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION

16V242000 · April 26, 2016

The defect
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Sentra vehicles manufactured June 4, 2012, to April 9, 2016. The front passenger seat belt bracket may become deformed if it is used to secure a Child Restraint System (CRS). The deformed seat bracket may cause the Occupant Classification System (OCS) to incorrectly classify the installed CRS, resulting in the front passenger air bag to not be turned off as designed when a CRS is in the seat.
The risk
If the frontal passenger air bag deploys in the event of a crash when a child seat is installed in the front passenger seat, there will be an increased risk of injury to the child in the CRS.
The remedy
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will reinforce the seat belt bracket as well as reprogram the Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) and OCS Electronic Control Unit (ECU), free of charge. The recall began on June 13, 2016. Owners are warned not to install a CRS in the front seat. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669.

Nissan North America, Inc. · up to 645,898 vehicles across all model years covered

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

15V453000 · July 21, 2015

The defect
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2015 Nissan Rogue vehicles manufactured June 9, 2015, to June 10, 2015, and 2015 Nissan Sentra and Versa Note vehicles manufactured June 5, 2015, to June 13, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the driver side front and rear doors may not fully latch. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 206, "Door Locks and Door Retention Components."
The risk
A door that does not fully latch may result in the door opening while the car is moving. The distraction may increase the risk of a crash and/or a vehicle occupant may fall out of the vehicle if they are not wearing a seatbelt, increasing their risk of injury.
The remedy
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the date, lot number, and cavity code on the left front and rear door latches, and replace them, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on August 31, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.

Nissan North America, Inc. · up to 6,595 vehicles across all model years covered

What owners report

Complaints naming each system. One complaint can name several, so these add up to more than 350.

POWER TRAIN 172 49%
ENGINE 68 19%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 54 15%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 48 14%
AIR BAGS 44 13%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 25 7%
SERVICE BRAKES 17 5%
STRUCTURE 14 4%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 11 3%
SEAT BELTS 6 2%
STEERING 6 2%
SUSPENSION 5 1%

When the complaints arrived

By the year NHTSA received them, which is not the year the failures happened. They peaked in 2019 at 64.

2015 2019 2026
2015 to 2026, the last of them a part year

In owners' own words

Quoted from NHTSA's complaint file. These are unverified accounts by the people who filed them, not findings of fault.

AIR BAGS

3 injured · crash · towed · 1,475 miles

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK HEAD ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIBS AND BACK, AND SUFFERED A WHIPLASH. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, BACK, AND NECK. THE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LIP, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,475. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/19/17 *LJ *CN

NHTSA complaint 10949134. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

SERVICE BRAKES

3 injured · crash · 1,200 miles

APPLIED THE BRAKES TO THE FLOOR AND IT SLID ON AN INCLINED ROAD AFTER BEING IN A COMPLETE STOP, RESULTING IN REAR ENDED STRAIGHT THE FRONT VEHICLE. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING BURNS AND SEAT BELT BRUISES. THE FORCE WAS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO BEND A METAL BAR. I CAN'T EXPLAIN HOW THE INCLINED SURFACE DIDN'T EVEN HELP STOP THE CAR FOR IT SEEMS TO STILL BE GOING INSTEAD OF STOPPING. IT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN SUCH A BAD IMPACT SINCE GRAVITY AND FRICTION WHERE WORKING TO STOP THE CAR. I CAN'T EXPLAIN IT.

NHTSA complaint 10721562. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS

2 injured · crash · towed · 105,000 miles

RECENTLY MY FAMILY WAS REAR-ENDED WHILE SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT AT A FOUR-WAY INTERSECTION ON A STATE ROUTE BY A DRUNK DRIVER TRAVELING MORE THAN TWICE THE SPEED LIMIT (40 MPH). FOLLOWING THE COLLISION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS HAD BEEN DEPLOYED. HOWEVER, NEITHER THE DRIVER NOR PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN THE CRASH CAUSING INCREASED INJURY TO THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER OF THE CAR. THERE WERE NO OCCUPANTS IN THE BACK SEAT AND ALL OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING SAFETY RESTRAINT BELTS CORRECTLY.*DT *TR

NHTSA complaint 11382931. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS

2 injured · crash · towed

My wife was rear ended and side collision accident. She was injured with side airbags both arm was severely cut. The steering airbag did not deploy as a result she had head injury and the upper teeth was push up when her head hit the steering wheel. She had to be pry out with a Crowbar tool.

NHTSA complaint 11675400. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

POWER TRAIN
I am writing to report a life-threatening, sudden-onset mechanical defect in my vehicle’s Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT). While driving in heavy traffic, my son experienced a complete and sudden loss of motive power without any warning or dashboard lights. The vehicle abruptly stopped accelerating in a live lane, nearly causing a catastrophic rear-end collision. At just 70,000 miles, far below the expected lifespan of a major powertrain component, a certified technician at B&K Transmission confirmed a total internal CVT failure, requiring a $6,000 replacement. Nissan Customer Care refused any goodwill assistance, citing that the vehicle is beyond its warranty and the temporary

NHTSA complaint 11755303, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:COMPRESSOR
I bought this item from Temu, took it to the mechanic, the mechanic said it is garbage, the condenser will explode under pressure and the compressor ECV is not working

NHTSA complaint 11751270. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

TIRES
This is for the trailer, your system couldn't recognize VIN or license plates ST 205, 75R15

NHTSA complaint 11749587. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT

1 injured

I used the jack to lift the car, back almost a year ago, the jack failed and fall on me with the car almost killed me, it was rated at 3 ton but it couldn't handle one side of the car which is 1 ton, it made several damages to the car as well I have videos of how it is failed

NHTSA complaint 11749045. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

POWER TRAIN
Transmission failed on major highway out of no where would not accelerate above 5 MPH

NHTSA complaint 11744834. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ENGINE
When driving the transmission it shudders/hesitates when pressing the accelerator.

NHTSA complaint 11732833. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

Compare

Other years of the Nissan Sentra

Model year Complaints Recalls Deaths
2026 13 1
2025 27 4
2024 34 3
2023 19 1
2022 80 2
2021 129 3
2020 204 4
2019 221 2
2018 184 2 1
2017 230 3
2016 267 6
2014 380 5
2013 638 6 1
2012 180 0
2011 142 2
2010 144 3

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Where these numbers come from

A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.

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