Model year record

2015 Nissan Sentra

3 recall campaigns on file for this model year. 542 owner complaints on file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V242000

Air bags: sensor: occupant classification

Component
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
645,898
Reported to NHTSA
2016-04-26
Owners notified
2016-06-13

Defect description

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.

Safety risk

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.

Manufacturer remedy

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.

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V244000

Air bags: sensor: occupant classification

Component
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
3,296,947
Reported to NHTSA
2016-04-26
Owners notified
2016-06-10

Defect description

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.

Safety risk

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.

Manufacturer remedy

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.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V453000

Latches/locks/linkages

Component
Latches/locks/linkages
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
6,595
Reported to NHTSA
2015-07-21
Owners notified
2015-08-31

Defect description

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2015 Nissan Rogue vehicles manufactured June 9, 2015, to June 10, 2015, and 2015 Nissan Sentra and Versa Note vehicles manufactured June 5, 2015, to June 13, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the driver side front and rear doors may not fully latch. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 206, "Door Locks and Door Retention Components."

Safety risk

A door that does not fully latch may result in the door opening while the car is moving. The distraction may increase the risk of a crash and/or a vehicle occupant may fall out of the vehicle if they are not wearing a seatbelt, increasing their risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the date, lot number, and cavity code on the left front and rear door latches, and replace them, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on August 31, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

ComponentComplaintsMedian mileage
Power train18375,000 mi
Engine7665,000 mi
Unknown or other5551,000 mi
Vehicle speed control5244,000 mi
Air bags4717,000 mi
Electrical system2636,000 mi
Service brakes1824,000 mi
Structure: body1347,000 mi
Fuel/propulsion system1244,250 mi
Steering719,000 mi
Seat belts61,000 mi
Suspension525,000 mi
Electronic stability control (ESC)46,770 mi
Power train: automatic transmission4240,000 mi
Seats443,000 mi
Tires42,000 mi
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal459,000 mi
Exterior lighting345,000 mi
Visibility/wiper343,070 mi
Equipment: mechanical: accessory scissor/screw/bottle jack/lift2
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch238,000 mi
Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system: compressor2
Engine and engine cooling150,000 mi
Equipment adaptive/mobility1236 mi
Forward collision avoidance: adaptive cruise control1
Lane departure: assist1
Other/unknown130,000 mi
Power train: automatic transmission: internal: CVT1129,000 mi
Service brakes, hydraulic11,600 mi
Structure: body: trunk lid1300 mi
Wheels12,500 mi
Wheels: rim12,000 mi

The 2014 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. The 2016 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.