Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Nissan Sentra has 21 NHTSA airbags complaints and 4 airbags-related recalls.
21
Complaints
4
Recalls
8
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
17V253000
AIR BAGS
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2017 LEAF and 2014, 2016 and 2017 Sentra vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error within ...
16V436000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016 LEAF vehicles manufactured February 24, 2016, to March 23, 2016, and Sentra v...
16V244000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF, Sentra, and Pathfin...
16V242000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Sentra vehicles manufactured June 4, 2012, to April 9, 2016. The front ...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2021 | AIR BAGS,SEATS | Airbag did Not deploy when in a multi vehicle accident. Total loss, seat broke during impact, frame ... |
| Sep 20, 2021 | AIR BAGS | The Red Airbag light is always on upon starting car |
| Jul 14, 2020 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, MAKING A T... |
| Jun 1, 2020 | AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | MY AIR BAGS ARE ON |
| Feb 1, 2020 | AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE LIGHT FOR PASSENGER AIRBAG WENT ON AND DOESN'T GO OFF |
| Jul 27, 2018 | AIR BAGS | I WAS SMASHED IN BETWEEN TWO CARS AT A RED LIGHT. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOTAL... |
| Jun 9, 2018 | AIR BAGS | LETTER RECEIVED FROM NISSAN REGARDING POSSIBLE FRONT AIR BAG PASSENGER SENSOR MALFUNCTION. OUR SENS... |
| Mar 2, 2018 | AIR BAGS | CAR WAS TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS WHEN TRAFFIC WAS SLOWING DOWN, CAR BEHIND ME WAS APPROACHING VER... |
| Feb 4, 2018 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS AT AN INTERSECTION, ANOTHER VEHICLE... |
| Jan 3, 2018 | AIR BAGS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | TAKATA PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF LIGHT SOMETIMES COMES ON WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER OF WEIGHT WHERE IT S... |
| Dec 7, 2017 | AIR BAGS | ON 12\07\2017 THE CAR WAS HIT SO HARD IT TOTAL THE CAR OUT. IT WAS IN THE FRONT AN THE AIR BAGS DID... |
| Nov 28, 2017 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHI... |
| Sep 20, 2017 | AIR BAGS | I GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT GOING 55+ MPH ON THE FREEWAY AND GOT HIT BY A BIG RIG AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS... |
| Aug 22, 2017 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,STRUCTURE | WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED THE SEAT BELT DIDN'T SUPPORT THE UPPER PART OF MY B... |
| Jul 8, 2017 | AIR BAGS | DEALER HAS FAILED TO REPLACE AIRBAG, BEEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN ONCE FOR OTHER UNRESOLVED ISSUES. |
| Jul 1, 2017 | AIR BAGS | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUM... |
| May 5, 2017 | AIR BAGS | NISSAN POSTED A NEW RECALL FOR NISSAN SENTRAS (17V-253 RECALL DATE: APRIL 13, 2017) HOWEVER THEY HAV... |
| Feb 24, 2017 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IT WAS STRUC... |
| Jun 21, 2016 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING ... |
| May 15, 2016 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN SENTRA. WHEN THE FRONT SEAT WAS OCCUPIED BY AN ADULT, THE FRONT P... |