2013 Nissan Sentra: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the 2013 Nissan Sentra. The newest campaign is 16V244000. NHTSA received the report on 26 Apr 2016. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Sensor / Occupant Classification. NHTSA has 638 complaints on file for this model year. 3 NHTSA investigations name 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, 16V244000, in the NHTSA record

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.

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Recall campaigns

6 campaigns, newest first. 5,015,895 units in total.

16V24400026 Apr 2016Air Bags / Sensor / Occupant Classification
16V24200026 Apr 2016Air Bags / Sensor / Occupant Classification
15V68100020 Oct 2015Air Bags / Sensor / Occupant Classification
14V13800025 Mar 2014Air Bags / Frontal
13V0680001 Mar 2013Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly
13V0690001 Mar 2013Air Bags

16V244000Received 26 Apr 2016. 3,296,947 units.
Air Bags / Sensor / Occupant Classification
Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
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.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
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.
Report filed by Nissan North America, Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 10 Jun 2016.
16V242000Received 26 Apr 2016. 645,898 units.
Air Bags / Sensor / Occupant Classification
Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
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.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
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.
Report filed by Nissan North America, Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 13 Jun 2016.
15V681000Received 20 Oct 2015. 919 units.
Air Bags / Sensor / Occupant Classification
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Altima and Pathfinder vehicles, 2013-2014 Nissan Sentra vehicles, 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles, 2014-2015 Infiniti QX60 vehicles and 2014 Infiniti QX60 Hybrid vehicles. The affected vehicles received an incorrect occupant classification system (OCS) control unit during a repair. These OCS control units may incorrectly classify the front passenger seat as empty, when it is occupied by an adult.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the OCS does not detect an adult occupant in the passenger seat, the passenger air bag would be deactivated. Failure of the passenger airbag to deploy during a crash (where deployment is warranted) could increase the risk of injury to the passenger.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will update the OCS software, free of charge. The recall began on November 30, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
Report filed by Nissan North America, Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 30 Nov 2015.
14V138000Received 25 Mar 2014. 989,701 units.
Air Bags / Frontal
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Altima, LEAF, Pathfinder, and Sentra, model year 2013 NV200 (aka Taxi) and Infiniti JX35 and model year 2014 Infiniti Q50 and QX60 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the occupant classification system (OCS) software may incorrectly classify the passenger seat as empty, when it is occupied by an adult.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the OCS does not detect an adult occupant in the passenger seat, the passenger airbag would be deactivated. Failure of the passenger airbag to deploy during a crash (where deployment is warranted) could increase the risk of injury to the passenger.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will update the OCS software, free of charge. The recall began on April 14, 2014. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
Report filed by Nissan North America, Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 14 Apr 2014.
13V068000Received 1 Mar 2013. 392 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Nissan is recalling certain model year 2013 Sentra vehicles manufactured from September 11, 2012, through October 4, 2012. Some fuel tank assemblies were not properly sealed during the manufacturing process. As a result, a small amount of gasoline may leak from the tank when it is full.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A gasoline leak in the presence of an ignition source may lead to a vehicle fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel tanks as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on April 1, 2013. Owners may contact Nissan Customer Service at 1-800-647-7261.
Report filed by Nissan North America, Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 1 Apr 2013.
13V069000Received 1 Mar 2013. 82,038 units.
Air Bags
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Nissan is recalling certain model year 2013 Altima, LEAF, Pathfinder, Sentra, and Infiniti JX35 vehicles. Sensors within the passenger Occupant Detection System (ODS) may have been manufactured out of specification. This may cause the system to malfunction and permanently suppress the passenger airbag.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the vehicle is involved in a crash necessitating airbag deployment and the passenger airbag is suppressed, there may be an increased risk of personal injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the ODS sensors and replace them as neccessary, free of charge. The recall began on May 6, 2013. Owners may contact Nissan Customer Service at 1-800-647-7261.
Report filed by Nissan North America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number PC216. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 6 May 2013.

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Complaints by component

638 complaints, 871 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.

2013 Nissan Sentra
All 2013 vehicles

2013 Nissan Sentra: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	2013 Sentra	All 2013 vehicles	Sentra, all years	Mentions
Power Train	357.1	115.1	155.3	311
Air Bags	111.4	75.3	95.6	97
Service Brakes	109.1	53.1	44.6	95
Engine	99.9	158.2	81.2	87
Unknown or Other	73.5	80.4	71.9	64
Vehicle Speed Control	58.6	31.6	51.2	51
Electrical System	50.5	124.7	102.3	44
Fuel/Propulsion System	37.9	42.3	20.5	33
Steering	18.4	87.5	41.3	16
Seat Belts	14.9	12.5	28.3	13

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 27.

Complaints that report a crash: 24
Complaints that report a fire: 4
Injuries in the complaints: 20
Deaths in the complaints: 1
Date of the newest complaint: 26 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 2013 Nissan Sentra, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2018, with 115 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2013 Nissan Sentra
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
EA15004	Engineering analysis	Occupant Classification System Failure	Air Bags / Frontal	31 Aug 2015	2 May 2017	15V681000
RQ15001	Recall query	Occupant Classification System Failure	Air Bags / Frontal	18 Mar 2015	1 Sep 2015
PE14014	Preliminary evaluation	Excessive Brake Pedal Travel	Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Master Cylinder	20 May 2014	13 May 2015

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.

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.
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NHTSA page of the 2013 Nissan SentraThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2013 Nissan Sentra: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/nissan/sentra/2013/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

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 2013 Nissan Sentra?: 5,015,895 units in 6 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. 6 of them name the 2013 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2013 Nissan Sentra name most often?: Power Train: 311 of 871 component mentions, or 357.1 per 1,000. For all 2013 vehicles the figure is 115.1 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2013 Nissan Sentra open?: No. Each of the 3 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.