2007 NISSAN SENTRA — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 149 complaints · 1 recalls
Most-reported system: AIR BAGS (30 complaints · 20.1%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 21
  • Fires 10
  • Injuries 30
  • Deaths 2
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Component Problem Distribution

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

Component Problem Distribution AIR BAGS appears in 30 of 149 owner complaints (20.1%) in this vehicle snapshot. AIR BAGS: 30 complaints, 20.1% of reports AIR BAGS 30 · 20.1% · 9 crash reports STEERING: 28 complaints, 18.8% of reports STEERING 28 · 18.8% ENGINE: 14 complaints, 9.4% of reports ENGINE 14 · 9.4% · 6 fire reports SERVICE BRAKES: 14 complaints, 9.4% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 14 · 9.4% · 6 crash reports 1 fire reports POWER TRAIN: 11 complaints, 7.4% of reports POWER TRAIN 11 · 7.4% FUEL SYSTEM: 9 complaints, 6.0% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 9 · 6.0% · 2 fire reports TIRES: 7 complaints, 4.7% of reports TIRES 7 · 4.7% SUSPENSION: 5 complaints, 3.4% of reports SUSPENSION 5 · 3.4% · 1 crash reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 4 complaints, 2.7% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 4 · 2.7% · 1 fire reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 45 complaints, 30.2% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 45 · 30.2% · 10 crash reports 1 fire 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)
AIR BAGS 30 20.1% 9 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 28 18.8% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 14 9.4% 0 crashes · 6 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 14 9.4% 6 crashes · 1 fires
POWER TRAIN 11 7.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 9 6.0% 0 crashes · 2 fires
TIRES 7 4.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SUSPENSION 5 3.4% 1 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 4 2.7% 0 crashes · 1 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 45 30.2% 10 crashes · 1 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 Jan 2007; the first recall shown was reported in Jul 2008. 2007-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2008-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2008-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2008-Q3: 8 owner reports 8 2008-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2009-Q1: 7 owner reports 7 2009-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2009-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2010-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2010-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2010-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2011-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2011-Q3: 8 owner reports 8 2011-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2012-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2012-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2013-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2013-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2013-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2014-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2014-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2014-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2015-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2015-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2015-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2016-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2017-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2017-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2017-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2018-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2019-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2019-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2020-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2020-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2020-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2023-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2025-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2026-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 2007 Apr 2026 Recall campaign 08V311000 ◆ Recall campaign 08V311000 Investigation DP16002 ● Investigation DP16002
  • Campaign 08V311000 was reported 219 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2007-Q1 Owner reports 1
2007-Q2 Owner reports 1
2007-Q3 Owner reports 2
2007-Q4 Owner reports 5
2008-Q1 Owner reports 3
2008-Q2 Owner reports 3
2008-Q3 Owner reports 8
2008-Q4 Owner reports 4
2009-Q1 Owner reports 7
2009-Q2 Owner reports 1
2009-Q3 Owner reports 2
2009-Q4 Owner reports 2
2010-Q1 Owner reports 3
2010-Q2 Owner reports 4
2010-Q3 Owner reports 4
2010-Q4 Owner reports 5
2011-Q1 Owner reports 2
2011-Q3 Owner reports 8
2011-Q4 Owner reports 3
2012-Q1 Owner reports 1
2012-Q2 Owner reports 4
2012-Q3 Owner reports 3
2013-Q2 Owner reports 2
2013-Q3 Owner reports 2
2013-Q4 Owner reports 3
2014-Q1 Owner reports 2
2014-Q2 Owner reports 3
2014-Q3 Owner reports 4
2014-Q4 Owner reports 3
2015-Q1 Owner reports 3
2015-Q2 Owner reports 5
2015-Q3 Owner reports 3
2016-Q1 Owner reports 2
2016-Q2 Owner reports 1
2016-Q3 Owner reports 4
2017-Q1 Owner reports 2
2017-Q3 Owner reports 4
2017-Q4 Owner reports 3
2018-Q1 Owner reports 2
2019-Q1 Owner reports 1
2019-Q2 Owner reports 1
2019-Q3 Owner reports 2
2019-Q4 Owner reports 3
2020-Q1 Owner reports 3
2020-Q2 Owner reports 3
2020-Q3 Owner reports 1
2020-Q4 Owner reports 1
2021-Q1 Owner reports 1
2021-Q2 Owner reports 1
2021-Q4 Owner reports 1
2022-Q1 Owner reports 1
2022-Q2 Owner reports 1
2022-Q3 Owner reports 1
2022-Q4 Owner reports 1
2023-Q2 Owner reports 1
2025-Q1 Owner reports 1
2026-Q2 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 08V311000
Defect investigation 1 DP16002
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Safety Recalls (1)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 08V311000

    Report date
    Component:
    SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
    Consequence:
    IF THE WARNING LAMP IS IGNORED, ONE OF THE BRAKE CIRCUITS ON THE VEHICLE MAY NOT OPERATE AS DESIGNED INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE MASTER CYLINDER/BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY AND IF BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE IS DETECTED, THE MASTER CYLINDER WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 20, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
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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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