3 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2017 Nissan Sentra. Owners have filed 231 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Nissan dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2017 Nissan Sentra. Check your Sentra by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 231 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Nissan Sentra, reporting 29 crashes, 6 fires, 21 injuries. Nissan has issued at least 183 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
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Owners have filed 231 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Nissan Sentra. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“My car was legally parked on the street near my apartment, and was hit about a month ago that left my car totaled and my trunk completely crushed in, and the back seat caved in.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11750871
“While reverse parking into a single parking space at my apartment complex, the driver-side airbag deployed unexpectedly without any collision or impact.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11705725
“It will be investigated by my insurance company, but this is what happened. I was taking a leisurely drive on a country road. Not much for shoulders and the trees aren't cut back far enough. I was going straight. The vehicle decided to take a 45 degree turn the right.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11701131
“Car was involved in a pretty substantial accident and not a single airbag deployed!”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11553607
“On 12-30-2021 I was at a red light. A car had hit me from behind, which ended up as lost. I ended up with facial damage that took me half of 2020l2 to heal. Three stitches to my face. When I went to retrieve my items from the car it was unrecognizable. The trunk was in the backseat.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11529697
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2017 Nissan Sentra is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Nissan dealer.