NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Nissan Sentra Recalls
The 2003 Nissan Sentra has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 1, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Nissan Sentra. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 10
- Owner complaints
- 180
- Crashes reported
- 13
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Nissan Sentra, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
10 recalls on the 2003 Nissan Sentra
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 20V747000
- Reported
- December 1, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,930
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2002, 2004–2006 Sentra
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 20V008000
- Reported
- January 9, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 307,962
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2002, 2004–2006 Sentra, 8 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 15V287000
- Reported
- May 15, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,090,569
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2002, 2004–2006 Sentra, 7 other models
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 06V242000
- Reported
- July 7, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 294,166
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Sentra, 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 03V511000
- Reported
- December 10, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 70
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002 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 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 Sentra
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002 Sentra, 19 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002 Sentra, 46 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 22E066000
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2002, 2004–2006 Sentra, 3 other models
2003 Nissan Sentra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 180 owner complaints about the 2003 Nissan Sentra, the newest on March 4, 2026. Of these, 13 describe a crash (7%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 8 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Nissan Sentra, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (48%), followed by the electrical system (19%) and the engine (13%).
3 of the 2003 Nissan Sentra's 10 recalls also concern the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2003 Nissan Sentra owners gave the mileage (137 complaints), the median was 69,023 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling86
- Electrical System35
- Engine24
- Air Bags16
- Power Train9
- Unknown Or Other9
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 16 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 18 | |
| 2005 | 8 | |
| 2006 | 7 | |
| 2007 | 15 | |
| 2008 | 19 | |
| 2009 | 22 | |
| 2010 | 13 | |
| 2011 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 12 | |
| 2015 | 9 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Nissan Sentra peaked in 2009, when NHTSA received 22. 27% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2003 vehicles, the 2003 Nissan Sentra drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Nissan Sentra year in the same window: 19th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 2/5
The 180 complaints about the 2003 Nissan Sentra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Sentra by model year
Other 2003 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: March 4, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted