Recall Register

1996 Nissan Sentra: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1996 Nissan Sentra. The newest campaign is 00V063000. NHTSA received the report on 2 Mar 2000. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Front / Springs / Coil Springs. NHTSA has 141 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 00V063000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the front coil spring.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 592,187 units in total.

  1. 00V063000Received . 14,800 units.

    Suspension / Front / Springs / Coil Springs

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The front coil springs may not have sufficient corrosion resistance in areas of the country where significant amounts of de-icing salts are applied to roads in the winter.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If a broken spring comes out of the lower seat, it could contact and puncture the tire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the front coil spring.

    Report filed by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 98V093000Received . 512,387 units.

    Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer / Linkages

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Water can enter and displace the grease in the wiper arm linkage ball joint where the wiper linkage attaches to the wiper motor linkage.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This can result in gradual wear over a period of time inside the joint that could lead to the separation of the wiper linkage assembly from the wiper motor linkage at the ball joint. A loss of windshield wiper function can result in this separation occurs.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    To prevent grease from being washed out of the joint, the dealers will modify by adding a water diversion seal that will prevent water from entering the windshield wiper linkage ball joint area.

    Report filed by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 98V008000Received . 65,000 units.

    Exterior Lighting / Tail Lights

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    These vehicles do not meet the illumination requirements of FMVSS no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Following vehicles may not be aware that the vehicle in front is stopping, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Owners will be provided with two new light bulbs for the stop/tail lamps which are brighter than the original bulbs. A label with the new bulb number will also be provided for insertion into the owner's manual. If an owner so desires, a dealers can install the light bulbs for them.

    Report filed by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

141 complaints, 177 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

  • 1996 Nissan Sentra
  • All 1996 vehicles
1996 Nissan Sentra: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component1996 SentraAll 1996 vehiclesSentra, all yearsMentions
Air Bags305.166.995.654
Visibility90.45917.716
Electrical System67.884102.312
Service Brakes, Hydraulic62.1120.928.311
Power Train62.197.9155.311
Engine and Engine Cooling56.5140.982.410
Vehicle Speed Control50.84251.29
Suspension39.55522.87
Fuel System, Gasoline33.951.516.86
Tires33.937.216.56

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 21.

Complaints that report a crash
43
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
33
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
25 May 2018

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1996 Nissan Sentra, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1997, with 31 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1996 Nissan Sentra
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
SQ99018Safety queryCORRISION FATIGUE OF FRONT COIL SPRINGSSuspension17 Jun 1999Open00V063000

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19821
  2. 19831
  3. 19840
  4. 19850
  5. 19860
  6. 19871
  7. 19881
  8. 19891
  9. 19902
  10. 19912
  11. 19920
  12. 19930
  13. 19940
  14. 19953
  15. 19963
  16. 19973
  17. 19981
  18. 19990
  19. 20006
  20. 20017
  21. 200210
  22. 20037
  23. 20044
  24. 20055
  25. 20065
  26. 20071
  27. 20083
  28. 20091
  29. 20103
  30. 20112
  31. 20120
  32. 20136
  33. 20145
  34. 20153
  35. 20166
  36. 20173
  37. 20182
  38. 20192
  39. 20204
  40. 20213
  41. 20222
  42. 20231
  43. 20243
  44. 20254
  45. 20261

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1996 Nissan Sentra: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/nissan/sentra/1996/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1996 Nissan Sentra?
592,187 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Nissan Sentra have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 55 recall campaigns for the Nissan Sentra, model years 1982 to 2026. 3 of them name the 1996 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1996 Nissan Sentra name most often?
Air Bags: 54 of 177 component mentions, or 305.1 per 1,000. For all 1996 vehicles the figure is 66.9 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1996 Nissan Sentra open?
1 investigation has no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 1 that name this model year.