NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 Nissan Sentra Recalls
The 2020 Nissan Sentra has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 8, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 Nissan Sentra. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 206
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
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On a 2020 Nissan Sentra, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2020 Nissan Sentra
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 23V628000
- Reported
- September 8, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 153,376
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2021 Sentra, 1 other model
Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly
- Campaign
- 23V581000
- Reported
- August 15, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 236,238
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2022 Sentra
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 22V244000
- Reported
- April 13, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,520
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- only the 2020 Nissan Sentra
Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly
- Campaign
- 21V461000
- Reported
- June 17, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 138,736
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2021 Sentra
2020 Nissan Sentra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 206 owner complaints about the 2020 Nissan Sentra, the newest on October 2, 2026. Of these, 8 describe a crash (4%); owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2020 Nissan Sentra, the component group named most often is the forward collision avoidance (29%), followed by the steering (27%) and the electrical system (22%).
2 of the 2020 Nissan Sentra's 4 recalls also concern the steering.
Where 2020 Nissan Sentra owners gave the mileage (57 complaints), the median was 28,879 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Forward Collision Avoidance60
- Steering55
- Unknown Or Other47
- Electrical System45
- Service Brakes25
- Back Over Prevention11
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32 | |
| 2022 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 41 | |
| 2024 | 56 | |
| 2025 | 33 | |
| 2026 | 13 |
Complaints about the 2020 Nissan Sentra peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 56. 50% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2020 vehicles, the 2020 Nissan Sentra drew 1.7× the complaints of the median Nissan Sentra year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 206 complaints about the 2020 Nissan Sentra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Sentra by model year
Other 2020 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: October 2, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted