2014 NISSAN SENTRA — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 380 complaints · 5 recalls
Most-reported system: POWER TRAIN (157 complaints · 41.3%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 27
  • Fires 6
  • Injuries 18
  • 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 POWER TRAIN appears in 157 of 380 owner complaints (41.3%) in this vehicle snapshot. POWER TRAIN: 157 complaints, 41.3% of reports POWER TRAIN 157 · 41.3% · 3 crash reports 1 fire reports AIR BAGS: 41 complaints, 10.8% of reports AIR BAGS 41 · 10.8% · 12 crash reports ENGINE: 33 complaints, 8.7% of reports ENGINE 33 · 8.7% · 1 crash reports 1 fire reports SERVICE BRAKES: 27 complaints, 7.1% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 27 · 7.1% · 7 crash reports 1 fire reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 17 complaints, 4.5% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 17 · 4.5% · 2 crash reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 12 complaints, 3.2% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 12 · 3.2% · 2 fire reports STEERING: 7 complaints, 1.8% of reports STEERING 7 · 1.8% SEAT BELTS: 6 complaints, 1.6% of reports SEAT BELTS 6 · 1.6% · 1 crash reports 1 fire reports SUSPENSION: 6 complaints, 1.6% of reports SUSPENSION 6 · 1.6% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 67 complaints, 17.6% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 67 · 17.6% · 1 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)
POWER TRAIN 157 41.3% 3 crashes · 1 fires
AIR BAGS 41 10.8% 12 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 33 8.7% 1 crashes · 1 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 27 7.1% 7 crashes · 1 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 17 4.5% 2 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 12 3.2% 0 crashes · 2 fires
STEERING 7 1.8% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SEAT BELTS 6 1.6% 1 crashes · 1 fires
SUSPENSION 6 1.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 67 17.6% 1 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 Apr 2014; the first recall shown was reported in Mar 2014. 2014-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q3: 10 owner reports 10 2014-Q4: 8 owner reports 8 2015-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2015-Q2: 12 owner reports 12 2015-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2015-Q4: 8 owner reports 8 2016-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q2: 11 owner reports 11 2016-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 2016-Q4: 10 owner reports 10 2017-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2017-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2017-Q3: 11 owner reports 11 2017-Q4: 7 owner reports 7 2018-Q1: 10 owner reports 10 2018-Q2: 13 owner reports 13 2018-Q3: 17 owner reports 17 2018-Q4: 16 owner reports 16 2019-Q1: 12 owner reports 12 2019-Q2: 18 owner reports 18 2019-Q3: 14 owner reports 14 2019-Q4: 22 owner reports 22 2020-Q1: 17 owner reports 17 2020-Q2: 12 owner reports 12 2020-Q3: 11 owner reports 11 2020-Q4: 13 owner reports 13 2021-Q1: 11 owner reports 11 2021-Q2: 8 owner reports 8 2021-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2021-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2022-Q1: 9 owner reports 9 2022-Q2: 8 owner reports 8 2022-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2022-Q4: 9 owner reports 9 2023-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2023-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2023-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2023-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2024-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2024-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2024-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2025-Q1: 9 owner reports 9 2025-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2025-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 2025-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2026-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2026-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2026-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Mar 2014 Jul 2026 Recall campaign 14V138000 ◆ Recall campaign 14V138000 Recall campaign 15V681000 ◆ Recall campaign 15V681000 Recall campaign 16V242000 ◆ Recall campaign 16V242000 Recall campaign 16V244000 ◆ Recall campaign 16V244000 Recall campaign 17V253000 ◆ Recall campaign 17V253000 Investigation PE14014 ● Investigation PE14014 Investigation RQ15001 ● Investigation RQ15001 Investigation EA15004 ● Investigation EA15004
  • Campaign 15V681000 was reported 400 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 16V242000 was reported 589 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 16V244000 was reported 589 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2014-Q2 Owner reports 1
2014-Q3 Owner reports 10
2014-Q4 Owner reports 8
2015-Q1 Owner reports 3
2015-Q2 Owner reports 12
2015-Q3 Owner reports 5
2015-Q4 Owner reports 8
2016-Q1 Owner reports 2
2016-Q2 Owner reports 11
2016-Q3 Owner reports 7
2016-Q4 Owner reports 10
2017-Q1 Owner reports 6
2017-Q2 Owner reports 5
2017-Q3 Owner reports 11
2017-Q4 Owner reports 7
2018-Q1 Owner reports 10
2018-Q2 Owner reports 13
2018-Q3 Owner reports 17
2018-Q4 Owner reports 16
2019-Q1 Owner reports 12
2019-Q2 Owner reports 18
2019-Q3 Owner reports 14
2019-Q4 Owner reports 22
2020-Q1 Owner reports 17
2020-Q2 Owner reports 12
2020-Q3 Owner reports 11
2020-Q4 Owner reports 13
2021-Q1 Owner reports 11
2021-Q2 Owner reports 8
2021-Q3 Owner reports 3
2021-Q4 Owner reports 3
2022-Q1 Owner reports 9
2022-Q2 Owner reports 8
2022-Q3 Owner reports 3
2022-Q4 Owner reports 9
2023-Q1 Owner reports 4
2023-Q2 Owner reports 2
2023-Q3 Owner reports 4
2023-Q4 Owner reports 4
2024-Q1 Owner reports 1
2024-Q3 Owner reports 1
2024-Q4 Owner reports 1
2025-Q1 Owner reports 9
2025-Q2 Owner reports 6
2025-Q3 Owner reports 7
2025-Q4 Owner reports 1
2026-Q1 Owner reports 3
2026-Q2 Owner reports 1
2026-Q3 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 14V138000
Recall campaign 1 15V681000
Recall campaign 1 16V242000
Recall campaign 1 16V244000
Recall campaign 1 17V253000
Defect investigation 1 PE14014
Defect investigation 1 RQ15001
Defect investigation 1 EA15004
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Safety Recalls (5)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 14V138000

    Report date
    Component:
    AIR BAGS
    Consequence:
    If the OCS does not detect an adult occupant in the passenger seat, the passenger airbag would be deactivated. Failure of the passenger airbag to deploy during a crash (where deployment is warranted) could increase the risk of injury to the passenger.
    Remedy:
    Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will update the OCS software, free of charge. The recall began on April 14, 2014. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 15V681000

    Report date
    Component:
    AIR BAGS
    Consequence:
    If the OCS does not detect an adult occupant in the passenger seat, the passenger air bag would be deactivated. Failure of the passenger airbag to deploy during a crash (where deployment is warranted) could increase the risk of injury to the passenger.
    Remedy:
    Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will update the OCS software, free of charge. The recall began on November 30, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
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  3. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 16V242000

    Report date
    Component:
    AIR BAGS
    Consequence:
    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.
    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.
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  4. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 16V244000

    Report date
    Component:
    AIR BAGS
    Consequence:
    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.
    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.
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  5. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 17V253000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    In the event of a crash, if the front passenger air bag doesn't deploy properly, it can increase the risk of injury to passengers.
    Remedy:
    Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began June 7, 2017. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
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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
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Adjacent Model Years

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Methodology & Data Integrity

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