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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2018 Nissan Versa Recalls

The 2018 Nissan Versa has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 12, 2019.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Nissan Versa. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
57

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
13

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2018 Nissan Versa, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2018 Nissan Versa

Back over prevention: sensing system: camera

Campaign
19V654000
Reported
September 12, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 1,228,830
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 111, rear visibility
Same campaign
also 2019 Versa, 22 other models

19V654000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: ignition

Campaign
18V551000
Reported
August 21, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 153,047
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2017 Versa, 4 other models

18V551000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2018 Nissan Versa complaints by year

NHTSA has received 57 owner complaints about the 2018 Nissan Versa, the newest on October 6, 2026. Of these, 13 describe a crash (23%); owners reported 12 injuries.

In complaints about the 2018 Nissan Versa, the component group named most often is the electrical system (30%), followed by the air bags (26%) and the engine (25%).

1 of the 2018 Nissan Versa's 2 recalls also concerns the electrical system.

Where 2018 Nissan Versa owners gave the mileage (26 complaints), the median was 28,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System17
  • Air Bags15
  • Engine14
  • Unknown Or Other13
  • Power Train10
  • Service Brakes6

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2018 Nissan Versa received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20172
20188
201911
20205
20219
20223
20236
20242
20254
20267

Complaints about the 2018 Nissan Versa peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 11. 61% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Nissan Versa drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Nissan Versa year in the same window: 11th highest of the 16 ranked years.

Nissan Versa years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★☆
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 4/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 57 complaints about the 2018 Nissan Versa are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Nissan Versa by model year

Other 2018 Nissan models

Newest record on this page: October 6, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted