1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2013 Nissan Versa. Owners have filed 204 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 2013 Nissan Versa. Check your Versa 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 204 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Nissan Versa, reporting 18 crashes, 13 injuries, 3 deaths. Nissan has issued at least 160 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.
Read Nissan Versa owner complaints and bulletins, every year
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation lists this model year in 4 investigations. An investigation is not a recall; it is how NHTSA decides whether one is needed.
Owners have filed 204 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Nissan Versa. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLID ON ICE AND CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER RECEIVED A MILD CONCUSSION AFTER HER FACE STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11164221
“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES LOST POWER AND DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11121698
“VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING STRAIGHT ON HIGHWAY WHEN ON COMING VEHICLE DRIFTED INTO OUR LANE. HEAD ON COLLISION ENSUED. REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT ANCHOR BROKE DURING ACCIDENT RELEASING THE BELTED PASSENGER WHO SUFFERED BLUNT TRAUMA AND WAS KILLED.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11080322
“TAKATA RECALL. I BELIEVE MY CAR IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IT IS A NISSAN VERSA 2013. THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAD RECENTLY STARTED FLASHING WITHOUT ANYTHING MAJOR HAPPENING TO THE CAR.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11057836
“THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A JOHN DEERE TRACTOR AND A LAMP POST. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11044536
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2013 Nissan Versa 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.