NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Nissan Versa Recalls
The 2011 Nissan Versa has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 9, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Nissan Versa. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 269
- Crashes reported
- 19
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★☆☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2011 Nissan Versa, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2011 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 2007–2010 Versa, 8 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V401000
- Reported
- June 15, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 104,762
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010, 2012 Versa
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 2009–2010, 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 2007–2010, 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 2007–2010 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 2007–2010, 2012 Versa
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 22E066000
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2010, 2012 Versa, 3 other models
2011 Nissan Versa complaints by year
NHTSA has received 269 owner complaints about the 2011 Nissan Versa, the newest on August 20, 2026. Of these, 19 describe a crash (7%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 23 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2011 Nissan Versa, the component group named most often is the air bags (57%), followed by the suspension (17%) and the steering (8%).
6 of the 2011 Nissan Versa's 7 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2011 Nissan Versa owners gave the mileage (146 complaints), the median was 64,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags152
- Suspension46
- Steering21
- Unknown Or Other21
- Electrical System17
- Engine11
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 19 | |
| 2015 | 22 | |
| 2016 | 38 | |
| 2017 | 93 | |
| 2018 | 27 | |
| 2019 | 15 | |
| 2020 | 13 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2011 Nissan Versa peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 93. 14% 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 Versa drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Nissan Versa year in the same window: 8th highest of the 16 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★☆☆☆
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 2/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 269 complaints about the 2011 Nissan Versa are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Versa by model year
Other 2011 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: August 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted