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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2020 Nissan Versa Recalls

The 2020 Nissan Versa has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 23, 2021.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 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
64

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
5

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2020 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 2020 Nissan Versa

Exterior lighting: turn signal: bulbs

Campaign
21V471000
Reported
June 23, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 30,799
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
Same campaign
also 2021 Versa, 2 other models

21V471000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly

Campaign
20V112000
Reported
February 26, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 46
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
only the 2020 Nissan Versa

20V112000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2020 Nissan Versa complaints by year

NHTSA has received 64 owner complaints about the 2020 Nissan Versa, the newest on July 21, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (8%); owners reported 5 injuries.

In complaints about the 2020 Nissan Versa, the component group named most often is the forward collision avoidance (25%), followed by the power train (25%) and the engine (22%).

None of the 2020 Nissan Versa's 2 recalls concerns the forward collision avoidance.

Where 2020 Nissan Versa owners gave the mileage (17 complaints), the median was 15,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Forward Collision Avoidance16
  • Power Train16
  • Engine14
  • Unknown Or Other14
  • Electrical System12
  • Service Brakes6

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2020 Nissan Versa received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20208
202110
20227
20235
20245
202519
202610

Complaints about the 2020 Nissan Versa peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 19. 47% 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 Versa drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Nissan Versa year in the same window: 10th highest of the 16 ranked years.

Nissan Versa years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

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

The 64 complaints about the 2020 Nissan Versa are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Nissan Versa by model year

Other 2020 Nissan models

Newest record on this page: July 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted