2009 NISSAN SENTRA — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 54 complaints · 1 recalls
Most-reported system: AIR BAGS (11 complaints · 20.4%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 9
  • Fires 0
  • Injuries 11
  • Deaths 1
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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 11 of 54 owner complaints (20.4%) in this vehicle snapshot. AIR BAGS: 11 complaints, 20.4% of reports AIR BAGS 11 · 20.4% · 2 crash reports STEERING: 9 complaints, 16.7% of reports STEERING 9 · 16.7% · 2 crash reports SERVICE BRAKES: 8 complaints, 14.8% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 8 · 14.8% · 3 crash reports ENGINE: 4 complaints, 7.4% of reports ENGINE 4 · 7.4% POWER TRAIN: 3 complaints, 5.6% of reports POWER TRAIN 3 · 5.6% SUSPENSION: 3 complaints, 5.6% of reports SUSPENSION 3 · 5.6% TIRES: 3 complaints, 5.6% of reports TIRES 3 · 5.6% ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 2 complaints, 3.7% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2 · 3.7% FUEL SYSTEM: 2 complaints, 3.7% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 2 · 3.7% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 11 complaints, 20.4% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 11 · 20.4% · 3 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)
AIR BAGS 11 20.4% 2 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 9 16.7% 2 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 8 14.8% 3 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 4 7.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 3 5.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SUSPENSION 3 5.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
TIRES 3 5.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2 3.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 2 3.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 11 20.4% 3 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 Jan 2010; the first recall shown was reported in Sep 2010. 2010-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2011-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2013-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2014-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2015-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2015-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2017-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2018-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2018-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2019-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2020-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2022-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2023-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2024-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 2010 Apr 2024 Recall campaign 10V401000 ◆ Recall campaign 10V401000
  • Campaign 10V401000 was reported 192 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2010-Q1 Owner reports 2
2010-Q2 Owner reports 1
2010-Q3 Owner reports 3
2011-Q1 Owner reports 1
2011-Q2 Owner reports 1
2011-Q4 Owner reports 1
2012-Q1 Owner reports 1
2012-Q3 Owner reports 1
2013-Q1 Owner reports 1
2013-Q2 Owner reports 2
2013-Q4 Owner reports 1
2014-Q1 Owner reports 3
2014-Q2 Owner reports 2
2014-Q3 Owner reports 2
2014-Q4 Owner reports 4
2015-Q2 Owner reports 2
2015-Q3 Owner reports 2
2016-Q2 Owner reports 2
2016-Q3 Owner reports 1
2016-Q4 Owner reports 1
2017-Q2 Owner reports 1
2017-Q3 Owner reports 2
2017-Q4 Owner reports 4
2018-Q1 Owner reports 2
2018-Q3 Owner reports 1
2018-Q4 Owner reports 2
2019-Q2 Owner reports 1
2019-Q3 Owner reports 2
2020-Q3 Owner reports 2
2022-Q4 Owner reports 1
2023-Q2 Owner reports 1
2024-Q2 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 10V401000
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Safety Recalls (1)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 10V401000

    Report date
    Component:
    EQUIPMENT
    Consequence:
    OVERHEATED BATTERIES COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
    Remedy:
    NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY GARMIN TECHNICIANS BY REPLACING THE BATTERY AND INSERTING A SPACER ON TOP OF THE BATTERY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GARMIN DIRECTLY AT 1-866-957-1981 OR 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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