NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Nissan Sentra Recalls
The 2013 Nissan Sentra has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 26, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 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
- 638
- Crashes reported
- 24
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 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 2013 Nissan Sentra
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification
- Campaign
- 16V242000
- Reported
- April 26, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 645,898
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2016 Sentra
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification
- Campaign
- 16V244000
- Reported
- April 26, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,296,947
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2016 Sentra, 14 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 15V681000
- Reported
- October 20, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 919
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014 Sentra, 4 other models
Electrical system: software
- Campaign
- 14V138000
- Reported
- March 25, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 989,701
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014 Sentra, 6 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 13V068000
- Reported
- March 1, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 392
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2013 Nissan Sentra
Air bags
- Campaign
- 13V069000
- Reported
- March 1, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 82,038
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
2013 Nissan Sentra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 638 owner complaints about the 2013 Nissan Sentra, the newest on June 26, 2026. Of these, 24 describe a crash (4%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 20 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2013 Nissan Sentra, the component group named most often is the power train (49%), followed by the air bags (15%) and the service brakes (15%).
4 of the 2013 Nissan Sentra's 6 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2013 Nissan Sentra owners gave the mileage (495 complaints), the median was 61,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train311
- Air Bags96
- Service Brakes95
- Engine87
- Unknown Or Other64
- Vehicle Speed Control51
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 43 | |
| 2014 | 52 | |
| 2015 | 54 | |
| 2016 | 44 | |
| 2017 | 63 | |
| 2018 | 115 | |
| 2019 | 107 | |
| 2020 | 50 | |
| 2021 | 33 | |
| 2022 | 26 | |
| 2023 | 25 | |
| 2024 | 12 | |
| 2025 | 8 | |
| 2026 | 5 |
Complaints about the 2013 Nissan Sentra peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 115. 30% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Nissan Sentra drew 2.4× the complaints of the median Nissan Sentra year in the same window: 1st highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2013 one of the Nissan Sentra years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 638 complaints about the 2013 Nissan Sentra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Sentra by model year
Other 2013 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: June 26, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted