NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Nissan Sentra Recalls
The 2011 Nissan Sentra has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 15, 2011.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Nissan Sentra. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 142
- Crashes reported
- 19
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2011 Nissan Sentra, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2011 Nissan Sentra
Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables
- Campaign
- 11V579000
- Reported
- December 15, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 33,803
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Sentra
Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables
- Campaign
- 10V555000
- Reported
- November 12, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 13,737
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Sentra
2011 Nissan Sentra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 142 owner complaints about the 2011 Nissan Sentra, the newest on July 13, 2026. Of these, 19 describe a crash (13%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 14 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Nissan Sentra, the component group named most often is the electrical system (24%), followed by the engine (21%) and the air bags (14%).
2 of the 2011 Nissan Sentra's 2 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2011 Nissan Sentra owners gave the mileage (116 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System34
- Engine30
- Air Bags20
- Power Train18
- Unknown Or Other18
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)17
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 19 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 15 | |
| 2015 | 14 | |
| 2016 | 13 | |
| 2017 | 9 | |
| 2018 | 21 | |
| 2019 | 16 | |
| 2020 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2011 Nissan Sentra peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 21. 33% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Nissan Sentra drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Nissan Sentra year in the same window: 16th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 3/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 142 complaints about the 2011 Nissan Sentra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Sentra by model year
Other 2011 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: July 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted