NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Nissan Sentra Recalls
The 2001 Nissan Sentra has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 10, 2003.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Nissan Sentra. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 236
- Crashes reported
- 20
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Nissan Sentra, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2001 Nissan Sentra
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 03V511000
- Reported
- December 10, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 70
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 Sentra
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 03V455000
- Reported
- November 17, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 630,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 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 2000, 2002–2003 Sentra
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 01V376000
- Reported
- December 12, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 81,393
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2002 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 2000 Sentra
Wheels
- Campaign
- 01V277000
- Reported
- August 29, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 115,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000 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 2000 Sentra
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002 Sentra, 17 other models
2001 Nissan Sentra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 236 owner complaints about the 2001 Nissan Sentra, the newest on July 23, 2026. Of these, 20 describe a crash (8%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 12 injuries.
In complaints about the 2001 Nissan Sentra, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (39%), followed by the electrical system (19%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (9%).
3 of the 2001 Nissan Sentra's 8 recalls also concern the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2001 Nissan Sentra owners gave the mileage (121 complaints), the median was 61,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling93
- Electrical System44
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic22
- Tires17
- Engine16
- Suspension15
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 23 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 29 | |
| 2003 | 47 | |
| 2004 | 42 | |
| 2005 | 21 | |
| 2006 | 7 | |
| 2007 | 13 | |
| 2008 | 13 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 Nissan Sentra peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 47. 60% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2001 vehicles, the 2001 Nissan Sentra drew 1.6× the complaints of the median Nissan Sentra year in the same window: 4th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
The 236 complaints about the 2001 Nissan Sentra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Sentra by model year
Other 2001 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: July 23, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted