1996 NISSAN SENTRA — Owner-Reported Problems
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 138 complaints · 7 recalls
Verdict & Safety Summary
Most-reported system: AIR BAGS (50 complaints · 36.2%)
Safety signals:
- Crashes 41
- Fires 1
- Injuries 29
- Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution
Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)
UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.
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| System / Component | Complaints | Share of Reports | Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | 50 | 36.2% | 28 crashes · 0 fires |
| VISIBILITY | 13 | 9.4% | 0 crashes · 0 fires |
| POWER TRAIN | 10 | 7.3% | 2 crashes · 0 fires |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 9 | 6.5% | 0 crashes · 1 fires |
| ENGINE | 7 | 5.1% | 0 crashes · 0 fires |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 7 | 5.1% | 3 crashes · 0 fires |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 6 | 4.4% | 2 crashes · 0 fires |
| FUEL SYSTEM | 5 | 3.6% | 0 crashes · 0 fires |
| STRUCTURE | 4 | 2.9% | 0 crashes · 0 fires |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 105 | 76.1% | 33 crashes · 1 fires |
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Problem & Recall Timeline
Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time
- Campaign 98V008000 was reported 146 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 98V093000 was reported 460 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 00V063000 was reported 1,200 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 09E025000 was reported 4,274 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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| Date | Record type | Count | Record identifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-Q1 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 1996-Q2 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 1996-Q3 | Owner reports | 9 | |
| 1996-Q4 | Owner reports | 9 | |
| 1997-Q1 | Owner reports | 7 | |
| 1997-Q2 | Owner reports | 11 | |
| 1997-Q3 | Owner reports | 8 | |
| 1997-Q4 | Owner reports | 5 | |
| 1998-Q1 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 1998-Q2 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 1998-Q3 | Owner reports | 5 | |
| 1998-Q4 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 1999-Q1 | Owner reports | 8 | |
| 1999-Q2 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 1999-Q3 | Owner reports | 5 | |
| 1999-Q4 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2000-Q1 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2000-Q2 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2000-Q3 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2000-Q4 | Owner reports | 5 | |
| 2001-Q1 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2001-Q2 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2001-Q3 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2001-Q4 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2002-Q2 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2002-Q3 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2003-Q1 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2003-Q2 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2004-Q2 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2004-Q4 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2005-Q2 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2006-Q1 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2006-Q4 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2008-Q1 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2008-Q2 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2009-Q3 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2016-Q3 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2017-Q4 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2018-Q2 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 98V008000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 98V093000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 00V063000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 06E026000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 06E049000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 09E012000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 09E025000 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | SQ99018 |
Safety Recalls (7)
Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA
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Manufacturer action
Recall campaign 00V063000
- Report date
- Component:
- SUSPENSION
- Consequence:
- IF A BROKEN SPRING COMES OUT OF THE LOWER SEAT, IT COULD CONTACT AND PUNCTURE THE TIRE.
- Remedy:
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT COIL SPRING.
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Manufacturer action
Recall campaign 06E026000
- Report date
- Component:
- Not available in the source record
- Consequence:
- WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
- Remedy:
- PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.
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Manufacturer action
Recall campaign 06E049000
- Report date
- Component:
- Not available in the source record
- Consequence:
- WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
- Remedy:
- CK MOTORSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE NONCOMPLIANT LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 1, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CK MOTORSPORT AT 1-909-610-7211.
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Manufacturer action
Recall campaign 09E012000
- Report date
- Component:
- Not available in the source record
- Consequence:
- DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- Remedy:
- SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.
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Manufacturer action
Recall campaign 09E025000
- Report date
- Component:
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- Consequence:
- DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- Remedy:
- DOPE, INC. WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOPE, INC. AT 1-626-272-1798.
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Manufacturer action
Recall campaign 98V008000
- Report date
- Component:
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- Consequence:
- FOLLOWING VEHICLES MAY NOT BE AWARE THAT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT IS STOPPING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
- Remedy:
- OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH TWO NEW LIGHT BULBS FOR THE STOP/TAIL LAMPS WHICH ARE BRIGHTER THAN THE ORIGINAL BULBS. A LABEL WITH THE NEW BULB NUMBER WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED FOR INSERTION INTO THE OWNER'S MANUAL. IF AN OWNER SO DESIRES, A DEALERS CAN INSTALL THE LIGHT BULBS FOR THEM.
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Manufacturer action
Recall campaign 98V093000
- Report date
- Component:
- VISIBILITY
- Consequence:
- THIS CAN RESULT IN GRADUAL WEAR OVER A PERIOD OF TIME INSIDE THE JOINT THAT COULD LEAD TO THE SEPARATION OF THE WIPER LINKAGE ASSEMBLY FROM THE WIPER MOTOR LINKAGE AT THE BALL JOINT. A LOSS OF WINDSHIELD WIPER FUNCTION CAN RESULT IN THIS SEPARATION OCCURS.
- Remedy:
- TO PREVENT GREASE FROM BEING WASHED OUT OF THE JOINT, THE DEALERS WILL MODIFY BY ADDING A WATER DIVERSION SEAL THAT WILL PREVENT WATER FROM ENTERING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE BALL JOINT AREA.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer
Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records
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Estimated Ownership Cost
EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates
Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Adjacent Model Years
Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records
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Methodology & Data Integrity
Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.