NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Nissan Versa Recalls
The 2009 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 2009 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
- 504
- Crashes reported
- 27
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 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 2009 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 2007–2008, 2010–2011 Versa, 8 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V044000
- Reported
- January 10, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 52,614
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2012 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 2007–2008, 2010–2012 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 2007–2008, 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 2007–2008, 2010–2011 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 2007–2008, 2010–2012 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 2008, 2010 Versa, 5 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 22E066000
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2008, 2010–2012 Versa, 3 other models
2009 Nissan Versa complaints by year
NHTSA has received 504 owner complaints about the 2009 Nissan Versa, the newest on October 2, 2026. Of these, 27 describe a crash (5%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 16 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 Nissan Versa, the component group named most often is the suspension (36%), followed by the air bags (36%) and the steering (6%).
1 of the 2009 Nissan Versa's 8 recalls also concerns the suspension.
Where 2009 Nissan Versa owners gave the mileage (348 complaints), the median was 63,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension182
- Air Bags180
- Steering28
- Wheels26
- Engine And Engine Cooling23
- Power Train20
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 10 | |
| 2010 | 19 | |
| 2011 | 19 | |
| 2012 | 15 | |
| 2013 | 42 | |
| 2014 | 56 | |
| 2015 | 88 | |
| 2016 | 53 | |
| 2017 | 119 | |
| 2018 | 35 | |
| 2019 | 17 | |
| 2020 | 9 | |
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2009 Nissan Versa peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 119. 13% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2009 vehicles, the 2009 Nissan Versa drew 2.7× the complaints of the median Nissan Versa year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 16 ranked years.
That makes 2009 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 504 complaints about the 2009 Nissan Versa are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Versa by model year
Other 2009 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: October 2, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted