Recall Register

2007 Nissan Sentra: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2007 Nissan Sentra. The campaign is 08V311000. NHTSA received the report on 11 Jul 2008. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Master Cylinder. NHTSA has 154 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 this campaign.

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Remedy of campaign 08V311000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will inspect the master cylinder/brake booster assembly and if brake fluid leakage is detected, the master cylinder will be replaced with a new one free of charge. The recall began on august 20, 2008. Owners may contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261.

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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 169,202 units in total.

  1. 08V311000Received . 169,202 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Master Cylinder

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Nissan is recalling 169,202 my 2007-2008 sentra passenger vehicles equipped robert bosch master cylinder. Due to the machining irregularity by the supplier, the internal seal groove in the body of some brake master cylinders may allow for a gap in the groove contact area of the seal. This may result in brake fluid slowly leaking from the master cylinder into the brake booster assembly, causing the brake warning light to illuminate.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the warning lamp is ignored, one of the brake circuits on the vehicle may not operate as designed increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect the master cylinder/brake booster assembly and if brake fluid leakage is detected, the master cylinder will be replaced with a new one free of charge. The recall began on august 20, 2008. Owners may contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261.

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

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Complaints by component

154 complaints, 215 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.

  • 2007 Nissan Sentra
  • All 2007 vehicles
2007 Nissan Sentra: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component2007 SentraAll 2007 vehiclesSentra, all yearsMentions
Air Bags190.7143.395.641
Steering139.574.241.330
Power Train79.184.8155.317
Suspension60.541.922.813
Engine and Engine Cooling55.838.782.412
Electrical System51.2107.2102.311
Service Brakes, Hydraulic51.223.528.311
Engine51.262.281.211
Tires46.516.416.510
Unknown or Other46.537.271.910

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 22.

Complaints that report a crash
21
Complaints that report a fire
10
Injuries in the complaints
30
Deaths in the complaints
2
Date of the newest complaint
13 Jun 2026

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 2007 Nissan Sentra, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2008, with 19 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2007 Nissan Sentra
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
DP16002Defect petitionScope of Recalls 08V311 and 09V431Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Master Cylinder20 Dec 20162 Oct 2017

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.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2007 Nissan Sentra: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/nissan/sentra/2007/. 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 2007 Nissan Sentra?
169,202 units in 1 campaign. 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. 1 of them names the 2007 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2007 Nissan Sentra name most often?
Air Bags: 41 of 215 component mentions, or 190.7 per 1,000. For all 2007 vehicles the figure is 143.3 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2007 Nissan Sentra open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.