2008 Nissan Sentra: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2008 Nissan Sentra. The newest campaign is 10V401000. NHTSA received the report on 10 Sep 2010. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Electrical / Navigational System(Global Positioning System). NHTSA has 49 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, 10V401000, in the NHTSA record
Nissan will notify owners and the repairs will be performed by garmin technicians by replacing the battery and inserting a spacer on top of the battery free of charge. The safety recall began on september 16, 2010. Owners may contact garmin directly at 1-866-957-1981 or nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
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. 187,736 units in total.
10V401000Received . 7,948 units.
Equipment / Electrical / Navigational System(Global Positioning System)
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Nissan is recalling certain vehicles that were equipped with a garmin nuvi model 750 navigation system. The batteries contained in the affected gps units can overheat.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Overheated batteries could result in a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Nissan will notify owners and the repairs will be performed by garmin technicians by replacing the battery and inserting a spacer on top of the battery free of charge. The safety recall began on september 16, 2010. Owners may contact garmin directly at 1-866-957-1981 or nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
Report filed by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
09V431000Received . 10,586 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Master Cylinder
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Nissan is recalling certain model year 2008 sentra passenger vehicles equipped with bosch master cylinders. Brake fluid may leak from the master cylinder. If the amount of brake fluid in the master cylinder reservoir decreases to below the minimum level, the brake system warning indicator will illuminate as designed and the brakes will not function properly.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the warning lamp is continuously ignored, one of the brake circuits on the vehicle may fail increasing stopping distances and increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and replace the master cylinder brake booster assembly free of charge. The recall began on december 14, 2009. Owners may contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
Report filed by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
49 complaints, 59 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.
- 2008 Nissan Sentra
- All 2008 vehicles
| Component | 2008 Sentra | All 2008 vehicles | Sentra, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 152.5 | 143 | 83 | 9 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 118.6 | 82.4 | 41.9 | 7 |
| Tires | 118.6 | 39.1 | 39.5 | 7 |
| Suspension | 118.6 | 39.2 | 37.5 | 7 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 101.7 | 74.1 | 232.4 | 6 |
| Steering | 84.7 | 64.9 | 27.8 | 5 |
| Power Train | 67.8 | 106.2 | 53.6 | 4 |
| Air Bags | 67.8 | 56.6 | 99.5 | 4 |
| Seats | 50.8 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 3 |
| Visibility | 33.9 | 40.7 | 45.1 | 2 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 14.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 9
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 9
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 13 Oct 2010
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.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DP16002 | Defect petition | Scope of Recalls 08V311 and 09V431 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Master Cylinder | 20 Dec 2016 | 2 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.
- 19821
- 19831
- 19840
- 19850
- 19860
- 19871
- 19881
- 19891
- 19902
- 19912
- 19920
- 19930
- 19940
- 19953
- 19963
- 19973
- 19981
- 19990
- 20006
- 20017
- 200210
- 20037
- 20044
- 20055
- 20065
- 20071
- 20083
- 20091
- 20103
- 20112
- 20136
- 20145
- 20153
- 20166
- 20173
- 20182
- 20192
- 20204
- 20213
- 20222
- 20231
- 20243
- 20254
- 20261
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2008 Nissan SentraThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2008 Nissan Sentra: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/nissan/sentra/2008/. 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
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2008 Nissan Sentra?
- 187,736 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 2008 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2008 Nissan Sentra name most often?
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 9 of 59 component mentions, or 152.5 per 1,000. For all 2008 vehicles the figure is 143 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2008 Nissan Sentra open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.