3 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2021 Nissan Versa. Owners have filed 31 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 2021 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 31 complaints with NHTSA about the 2021 Nissan Versa, reporting 5 crashes, 3 injuries. Nissan has issued at least 92 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 one investigation. An investigation is not a recall; it is how NHTSA decides whether one is needed.
Owners have filed 31 complaints with NHTSA about the 2021 Nissan Versa. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“My 2021 Nissan Versa was struck at high speed while parked and required extensive repairs that exceeded the vehicle's value. After the repairs, the transmission began acting erratically. The car shudders, hesitates, and feels unstable while driving.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11714561
“2021 Nissan Versa S on Aug 26th 2023 driving back from NY heading toward Ma. when a Malfunction sign came up on the dashboard of the car. we pulled over trying to figure out what was happening and took a picture of the warning sign also the Break Assist showing something just happened.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11545075
“Driver lost control of vehicle and slid along fence to hit a tree stump. Driver airbags went off in time and driver was unscathed. Passenger remembers seeing tree hit car (vision was not obscured by deployed airbag). Passenger was seriously injured and needed airlift to local trauma center.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11492174
“Driving vehicle about 60-65 mph when collision with another vehicle occurred resulting in moderate front end damage to almost all of front bumper with no airbag deployment and put driver in danger due to speed and mechanism of collision which seems to be a malfunction in safety equipment.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11466320
“WELL DRIVING I NOTICE A CAR WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS ON STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME NOT MOVING. QUICKLY GOING TO BRAKE.. I HAD NO BRAKES I PUSHED AGAIN AND TURNED RIGHT. ALMOST INCHES TO HITTING A GAS PUMP. THANKFULLY BUMPS AND BRUISES .”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11398151
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2021 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.