NHTSA lists 206 complaints for the 2020 Nissan Sentra, 8 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 2 complaints mention an injury, with 2 injuries and 0 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-09.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as NISSAN SENTRA.
At a glance
Complaints
206
With crash
8
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
2
Injuries
2
Deaths
0
Recalls
4
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
236,238
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
115
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. The available sales group does not match this vehicle variant.
Where the complaints are
Top systems
System
Complaints
Share of this vehicle's complaints
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
60
29.1%
STEERING
55
26.7%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
47
22.8%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
45
21.8%
SERVICE BRAKES
25
12.1%
BACK OVER PREVENTION
11
5.3%
POWER TRAIN
10
4.9%
SUSPENSION
10
4.9%
ENGINE
9
4.4%
LANE DEPARTURE
6
2.9%
Top subsystems
System
Subsystem
Complaints
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
50
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
WARNINGS
22
BACK OVER PREVENTION
REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING
4
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
3
LANE DEPARTURE
BLIND SPOT DETECTION
3
STRUCTURE
BODY
3
BACK OVER PREVENTION
CAMERA SYSTEM
2
BACK OVER PREVENTION
WARNINGS
2
LANE DEPARTURE
ASSIST
2
BACK OVER PREVENTION
SENSING SYSTEM
1
One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.
Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.
Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.
Defect: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Altima and 2020-2021 Sentra vehicles. Damage to the camera harness can cause distortion or loss of the rearview camera display image. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility." (excerpt)
Consequence: A rearview camera that does not properly display an image can reduce the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash. (excerpt)
Remedy: Dealers will inspect the rearview camera and harness for damage and replace them as necessary. If no damage is found, the dealer will apply protective tape and reroute the rearview camera harness. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed October 19, 2023. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for t (excerpt)
Defect: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Sentra vehicles. The left and/or right tie rod may bend. (excerpt)
Consequence: A bent tie rod can break and cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash. (excerpt)
Remedy: Owners are advised to contact their dealer for transport assistance if they are experiencing an off-center steering wheel or vibration. As an interim repair, dealers will inspect and replace any bent or broken tie rods, free of charge. Once newly designed parts are available, dealers will replace both left and right tie rods, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed November 27, 2024. Owners (excerpt)
Defect: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020 Sentra vehicles, equipped with LED headlights. The right-hand headlight aim may be misaligned. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamp, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
Consequence: An improperly aimed headlight may reduce the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the right-hand headlight, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 10, 2022. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R20B4.
Defect: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Sentra vehicles. The left and/or right tie rod may be bent.
Consequence: A bent tie rod can break, causing a loss of steering control and increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the left and/or right tie rods as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 5, 2021. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is PM985.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Investigations
0 investigations; 0 open.
Manufacturer communications
115 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system
System
Count
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
59
EQUIPMENT
25
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
13
POWER TRAIN
11
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
10
STRUCTURE
7
STEERING
6
SUSPENSION
6
11031704
Date: 2026-04-13. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.
CERTIFICATION LABEL AND VIN PLATE REPLACEMENT SERVICE INFORMATION Because of collision damage or other vehicle repair, a replacement a Certification Labela or a VIN Plate/Labela may be needed. HINT: Certification Label = FMVSS (Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards) label. These items may be
11031705
Date: 2026-04-13. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.
CERTIFICATION LABEL AND VIN PLATE REPLACEMENT SERVICE INFORMATION Because of collision damage or other vehicle repair, a replacement a Certification Labela or a VIN Plate/Labela may be needed. HINT: Certification Label = FMVSS (Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards) label. These items may be
11014471
Date: 2025-02-20. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE, SERVICE BRAKES.
INTELLIGENT CRUISE CONTROL INOPERATIVE AND AEB/FEB WARNING LIGHT ON OR RADAR OBSTRUCTION MESSAGE DISPLAYED WITH DTC C1A16 OR C2582 IF YOU CONFIRM IMPORTANT: The purpose of ACTION (on the next page) is to give you a quick idea of the work you will be performing. You MUST closely follow the entire SER
11014472
Date: 2025-02-20. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE, SERVICE BRAKES.
AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING WARNING LIGHT BLINKING APPLIED SYSTEMS: Vehicles equipped with a lane camera (see Figure 1) SERVICE INFORMATION If the Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) warning light or is blinking (but not illuminated steadily) or the customer states it is blinking, and there are no rel
11013281
Date: 2025-01-13. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE.
SERVICE INFORMATION If one of the APPLIED VEHICLES has DTC P2100 for a ETC MOT PWR-B1a or P2101 for a ETC FNCTN/CIRC-B1a stored in the Engine Control Module (ECM) with a customer complaint of loss of power, i ? Perform the revised Electronic Service Manual (ESM) procedure noted on page 2 for "
11009068
Date: 2024-09-19. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: AIR BAGS.
DTC B00A0-00 STORED This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin. IF YOU CONFIRM DTC B00A0-00 (OCCUPANT DETECTION SENSOR UNIT) is stored, AND OCS zero point reset cannot be performed, (continued on the next page)
11007655
Date: 2024-09-04. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE.
ENGINE SUPPORT TOOLS APPLIED VEHICLES: 2020-2024 Sentra (B18) SERVICE INFORMATION A new Engine Support Bracket is now available to allow the CVT to be removed from the APPLIED VEHICLES without having to remove the engine. The procedure in this bulletin is different from the procedure currently in th
11005299
Date: 2024-07-25. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SUSPENSION.
REVISION 4 Please discard earlier versions of this bulletin. The announcement from July 2, 2024 has been revised to include the following: a ? The restriction on parts for this campaign will be removed and dealers will be able to order parts via normal process beginning August 9, 2024 i Parts on o
11006996
Date: 2024-07-11. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
FALSE ACTIVATION OF AEB OR FCW APPLIED VEHICLES: 2021-2022 Altima (L34) 2022-2023 Frontier (D41) 2020-2022 Sentra (B18) APPLIED DATES: Altima: All Frontier: All Sentra: Built on or before March 10, 2022 APPLIED SYSTEMS: Automatic Emergency Braking/Forward Collision Warning IF YOU CONFIRM The custome
11004150
Date: 2024-07-02. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SUSPENSION.
REVISION 3 Please discard earlier versions of this bulletin. The announcement from June 18, 2024 has been revised to include the following: a ? Parts for this campaign will continue to remain on restriction until further notice. a ? Continue to order parts via DBS and orders will be filled as quickl
Notes on this record
Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.