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2018 Nissan Sentra: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2018 Nissan Sentra. The newest campaign is 21V135000. NHTSA received the report on 3 Mar 2021. The NHTSA record gives the component Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch. NHTSA has 11 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, 21V135000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the brake light switch and install a protective grommet, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 1, 2022. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800867-7769. Nissan's number for this recall is PM971.
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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

2 campaigns, newest first. 2,036,206 units in total.

  1. 21V135000Received . 807,376 units.

    Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Nissan Sentra vehicles. The brake light switch may become contaminated, preventing the circuit from closing and the brake lights from illuminating.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The brake lights may not illuminate, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the brake light switch and install a protective grommet, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 1, 2022. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800867-7769. Nissan's number for this recall is PM971.

    Report filed by Nissan North America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number PM971. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 19V654000Received . 1,228,830 units.

    Back Over Prevention / Sensing System / Camera

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX80 vehicles. Additionally included are 2019 Nissan GT-R and Taxi and Infiniti QX50, QX60, Q70, Q70L vehicles. The back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the next time the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Nissan will notify owners in phases, having dealers update the back-up camera settings software, free of charge. The recall began November 11, 2019 and all affected VINs should be activated. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or INFINITI customer service at 1-800-662-6200.

    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

11 complaints, 16 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2018 Nissan Sentra: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Unknown or Other4
Electronic Stability Control (ESC)3
Forward Collision Avoidance2
Electrical System2
Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
Air Bags1
Seat Belts1
Service Brakes1
Vehicle Speed Control1
Complaints that report a crash
3
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
3
Deaths in the complaints
1
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.

Complaints about the 2018 Nissan Sentra, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2018, with 7 complaints.

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.

  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.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2018 Nissan Sentra: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/nissan/sentra/2018/. 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 2018 Nissan Sentra?
2,036,206 units in 2 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. 2 of them name the 2018 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2018 Nissan Sentra name most often?
Unknown or Other: 4 of 16 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2018 Nissan Sentra open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.