NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Nissan Sentra Recalls
The 2005 Nissan Sentra has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 1, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Nissan Sentra. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 170
- Crashes reported
- 13
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Nissan Sentra, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2005 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
- 07V527000
- Reported
- November 14, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 653,910
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002, 2006 Sentra, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: storage
- Campaign
- 05V269000
- Reported
- June 7, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 44,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2005 Nissan Sentra
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
2005 Nissan Sentra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 170 owner complaints about the 2005 Nissan Sentra, the newest on October 27, 2025. Of these, 13 describe a crash (8%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 13 injuries.
In complaints about the 2005 Nissan Sentra, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (28%), followed by the engine (19%) and the air bags (12%).
1 of the 2005 Nissan Sentra's 6 recalls also concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2005 Nissan Sentra owners gave the mileage (125 complaints), the median was 76,200 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling48
- Engine33
- Air Bags21
- Fuel System, Gasoline21
- Electrical System17
- Fuel/Propulsion System15
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7 | |
| 2007 | 13 | |
| 2008 | 13 | |
| 2009 | 10 | |
| 2010 | 19 | |
| 2011 | 20 | |
| 2012 | 11 | |
| 2013 | 11 | |
| 2014 | 14 | |
| 2015 | 13 | |
| 2016 | 12 | |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Nissan Sentra peaked in 2011, when NHTSA received 20. 24% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Nissan Sentra drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Nissan Sentra year in the same window: 18th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 2/5
The 170 complaints about the 2005 Nissan Sentra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Sentra by model year
Other 2005 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: October 27, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted