NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Nissan Versa Recalls
The 2008 Nissan Versa has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 9, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Nissan Versa. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 381
- Crashes reported
- 24
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
8 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Nissan Versa, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2008 Nissan Versa
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 2007, 2009–2011 Versa, 8 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V452000
- Reported
- July 6, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 233
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Versa
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V449000
- Reported
- July 17, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 515,394
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2012 Versa
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V028000
- Reported
- January 10, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 152,554
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009, 2012 Versa
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V349000
- Reported
- May 24, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 413,852
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2011 Versa, 4 other models
Suspension: front: springs: coil springs
- Campaign
- 15V573000
- Reported
- September 14, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 218,019
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2012 Versa
Equipment: electrical: navigational system(global positioning system)
- Campaign
- 10V401000
- Reported
- September 10, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,948
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2010 Versa, 5 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 22E066000
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2012 Versa, 3 other models
2008 Nissan Versa complaints by year
NHTSA has received 381 owner complaints about the 2008 Nissan Versa, the newest on February 27, 2025. Of these, 24 describe a crash (6%) and 8 a fire; owners reported 22 injuries and 3 deaths.
In complaints about the 2008 Nissan Versa, the component group named most often is the air bags (45%), followed by the suspension (18%) and the electrical system (7%).
6 of the 2008 Nissan Versa's 8 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2008 Nissan Versa owners gave the mileage (214 complaints), the median was 52,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags171
- Suspension70
- Electrical System25
- Steering23
- Engine And Engine Cooling21
- Fuel System, Gasoline18
Complaints received, by year
| 2007 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 22 | |
| 2009 | 15 | |
| 2010 | 22 | |
| 2011 | 20 | |
| 2012 | 15 | |
| 2013 | 22 | |
| 2014 | 26 | |
| 2015 | 47 | |
| 2016 | 52 | |
| 2017 | 94 | |
| 2018 | 23 | |
| 2019 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Nissan Versa peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 94. 21% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2008 vehicles, the 2008 Nissan Versa drew 2.1× the complaints of the median Nissan Versa year in the same window: 4th highest of the 16 ranked years.
That makes 2008 one of the Nissan Versa years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
The 381 complaints about the 2008 Nissan Versa are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Versa by model year
Other 2008 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: February 27, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted