NHTSA Safety Recalls
2000 Nissan Sentra Recalls
The 2000 Nissan Sentra has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 10, 2003.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Nissan Sentra. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 171
- Crashes reported
- 20
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
On a 2000 Nissan Sentra, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2000 Nissan Sentra
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 03V511000
- Reported
- December 10, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 70
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003 Sentra
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 03V455000
- Reported
- November 17, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 630,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003 Sentra, 8 other models
Electrical system: ignition: module
- Campaign
- 03V477000
- Reported
- November 14, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 276,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003 Sentra
Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline
- Campaign
- 01V357000
- Reported
- November 16, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 103,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Sentra
Wheels
- Campaign
- 01V277000
- Reported
- August 29, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 115,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Sentra
Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm
- Campaign
- 01V174000
- Reported
- May 23, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 101,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Sentra
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002 Sentra, 17 other models
2000 Nissan Sentra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 171 owner complaints about the 2000 Nissan Sentra, the newest on October 2, 2023. Of these, 20 describe a crash (12%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 11 injuries.
In complaints about the 2000 Nissan Sentra, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (42%), followed by the electrical system (17%) and the air bags (9%).
3 of the 2000 Nissan Sentra's 7 recalls also concern the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2000 Nissan Sentra owners gave the mileage (69 complaints), the median was 57,110 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling72
- Electrical System29
- Air Bags16
- Equipment11
- Suspension11
- Unknown Or Other11
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 16 | |
| 2002 | 33 | |
| 2003 | 16 | |
| 2004 | 37 | |
| 2005 | 15 | |
| 2006 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2000 Nissan Sentra peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 37. 44% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2000 vehicles, the 2000 Nissan Sentra drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Nissan Sentra year in the same window: 17th highest of the 23 ranked years.
The 171 complaints about the 2000 Nissan Sentra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Sentra by model year
Other 2000 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: October 2, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted