NHTSA Safety Recalls
2019 Nissan Sentra Recalls
The 2019 Nissan Sentra has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 3, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2019 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
- 223
- Crashes reported
- 16
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2019 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 2019 Nissan Sentra
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 21V135000
- Reported
- March 3, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 807,376
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2016–2018 Sentra
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 2018 Sentra, 22 other models
2019 Nissan Sentra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 223 owner complaints about the 2019 Nissan Sentra, the newest on October 17, 2026. Of these, 16 describe a crash (7%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 18 injuries.
In complaints about the 2019 Nissan Sentra, the component group named most often is the electrical system (29%), followed by the power train (24%) and the service brakes (17%).
None of the 2019 Nissan Sentra's 2 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Where 2019 Nissan Sentra owners gave the mileage (90 complaints), the median was 34,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System65
- Power Train54
- Unknown Or Other46
- Service Brakes37
- Forward Collision Avoidance35
- Exterior Lighting28
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 22 | |
| 2020 | 24 | |
| 2021 | 38 | |
| 2022 | 34 | |
| 2023 | 44 | |
| 2024 | 30 | |
| 2025 | 17 | |
| 2026 | 13 |
Complaints about the 2019 Nissan Sentra peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 44. 53% arrived between 2018 and 2022, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2019 vehicles, the 2019 Nissan Sentra drew 1.6× the complaints of the median Nissan Sentra year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 223 complaints about the 2019 Nissan Sentra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Sentra by model year
Other 2019 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: October 17, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted