2010 Nissan Sentra: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2010 Nissan Sentra. The newest campaign is 11V579000. NHTSA received the report on 15 Dec 2011. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery / Cables. NHTSA has 112 complaints on file for 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, 11V579000, in the NHTSA record
Nissan will notify owners and dealers will replace the positive battery terminal and cover, free of charge. The recallbegan on january 23, 2012. Owners may contact 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. 55,488 units in total.
11V579000Received . 33,803 units.
Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery / Cables
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Nissan is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 sentra vehicles equipped with mr20 engines, manufactured from may 11, 2010, to may 22, 2010, and july 8, 2010, to october 25, 2010. The zinc coating applied to the terminal stud bolt was thicker than specification. This can result in a voltage drop that may cause difficulty starting the vehicle and could cause damage to the engine control module (ecm).
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This issue can cause the engine to stall while the vehicle is in motion and it may not be possible to restart the engine after it stopped, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Nissan will notify owners and dealers will replace the positive battery terminal and cover, free of charge. The recallbegan on january 23, 2012. Owners may contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
Report filed by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
10V555000Received . 13,737 units.
Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery / Cables
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Nissan is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 sentra vehicles, manufactured from may 22, 2010, through july 8, 2010. Due to a machining irregularity, the bolt/washer surface on the positive battery terminal cable end may allow for a gap to occur in the contact area of the terminal. This can result in a voltage drop that may cause difficulty starting the vehicle and could cause damage to the engine control module.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This issue can cause the engine to stop running while the vehicle is in motion at low speed with a difficult or no start increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the positive battery terminal cable end with a new one free of charge. The safety recall began pn november 29, 2010. Owners may contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
Report filed by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
112 complaints, 162 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.
- 2010 Nissan Sentra
- All 2010 vehicles
| Component | 2010 Sentra | All 2010 vehicles | Sentra, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 240.7 | 114.2 | 96.6 | 39 |
| Engine | 160.5 | 90.7 | 68.8 | 26 |
| Air Bags | 135.8 | 128.8 | 127 | 22 |
| Power Train | 67.9 | 87.4 | 109.5 | 11 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 61.7 | 69.2 | 46.3 | 10 |
| Unknown or Other | 61.7 | 42 | 42.9 | 10 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 49.4 | 20.8 | 135.2 | 8 |
| Suspension | 43.2 | 22.4 | 27.2 | 7 |
| Steering | 37 | 100.9 | 30.6 | 6 |
| Electronic Stability Control (ESC) | 37 | 22.6 | 13.1 | 6 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 20.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 10
- Complaints that report a fire
- 4
- Injuries in the complaints
- 7
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 13 May 2019
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
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
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
- 20120
- 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 2010 Nissan SentraThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2010 Nissan Sentra: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/nissan/sentra/2010/. 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
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 15 May 2019
- 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 2010 Nissan Sentra?
- 55,488 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 2010 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2010 Nissan Sentra name most often?
- Electrical System: 39 of 162 component mentions, or 240.7 per 1,000. For all 2010 vehicles the figure is 114.2 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2010 Nissan Sentra open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.