1999 NISSAN SENTRA — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 55 complaints · 3 recalls
Most-reported system: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (10 complaints · 18.2%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 14
  • Fires 0
  • Injuries 9
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution ELECTRICAL SYSTEM appears in 10 of 55 owner complaints (18.2%) in this vehicle snapshot. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 10 complaints, 18.2% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 10 · 18.2% · 1 crash reports ENGINE: 7 complaints, 12.7% of reports ENGINE 7 · 12.7% AIR BAGS: 6 complaints, 10.9% of reports AIR BAGS 6 · 10.9% · 6 crash reports POWER TRAIN: 4 complaints, 7.3% of reports POWER TRAIN 4 · 7.3% · 1 crash reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 4 complaints, 7.3% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 4 · 7.3% · 1 crash reports FUEL SYSTEM: 3 complaints, 5.5% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 3 · 5.5% STEERING: 3 complaints, 5.5% of reports STEERING 3 · 5.5% · 1 crash reports SUSPENSION: 3 complaints, 5.5% of reports SUSPENSION 3 · 5.5% VISIBILITY: 3 complaints, 5.5% of reports VISIBILITY 3 · 5.5% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 34 complaints, 61.8% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 34 · 61.8% · 11 crash reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

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)
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 10 18.2% 1 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 7 12.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 6 10.9% 6 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 4 7.3% 1 crashes · 0 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 4 7.3% 1 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 3 5.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 3 5.5% 1 crashes · 0 fires
SUSPENSION 3 5.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
VISIBILITY 3 5.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 34 61.8% 11 crashes · 0 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jul 1999; the first recall shown was reported in Mar 2006. 1999-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 1999-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2000-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2000-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2000-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2001-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2001-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2001-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2001-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2003-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2003-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2003-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2003-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2004-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2004-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2004-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jul 1999 Jan 2015 Recall campaign 06E026000 ◆ Recall campaign 06E026000 Recall campaign 06E049000 ◆ Recall campaign 06E049000 Recall campaign 09E025000 ◆ Recall campaign 09E025000
  • Campaign 09E025000 was reported 2,912 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1999-Q3 Owner reports 2
1999-Q4 Owner reports 1
2000-Q1 Owner reports 2
2000-Q2 Owner reports 3
2000-Q4 Owner reports 1
2001-Q1 Owner reports 5
2001-Q2 Owner reports 4
2001-Q3 Owner reports 3
2001-Q4 Owner reports 1
2002-Q2 Owner reports 1
2002-Q4 Owner reports 4
2003-Q1 Owner reports 2
2003-Q2 Owner reports 3
2003-Q3 Owner reports 2
2003-Q4 Owner reports 2
2004-Q1 Owner reports 4
2004-Q2 Owner reports 2
2004-Q3 Owner reports 1
2005-Q1 Owner reports 2
2005-Q3 Owner reports 1
2006-Q1 Owner reports 1
2006-Q3 Owner reports 1
2007-Q1 Owner reports 1
2007-Q3 Owner reports 1
2007-Q4 Owner reports 1
2008-Q1 Owner reports 1
2011-Q4 Owner reports 1
2014-Q4 Owner reports 1
2015-Q1 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 06E026000
Recall campaign 1 06E049000
Recall campaign 1 09E025000
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Safety Recalls (3)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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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
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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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.

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