NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Nissan Sentra Recalls
The 2021 Nissan Sentra has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 8, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Nissan Sentra. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 132
- Crashes reported
- 14
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Nissan Sentra, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2021 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 2020 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 2020, 2022 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 2020 Sentra
2021 Nissan Sentra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 132 owner complaints about the 2021 Nissan Sentra, the newest on September 30, 2026. Of these, 14 describe a crash (11%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 8 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Nissan Sentra, the component group named most often is the steering (30%), followed by the forward collision avoidance (30%) and the electrical system (29%).
2 of the 2021 Nissan Sentra's 3 recalls also concern the steering.
Where 2021 Nissan Sentra owners gave the mileage (21 complaints), the median was 23,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering40
- Forward Collision Avoidance39
- Electrical System38
- Service Brakes24
- Unknown Or Other19
- Engine7
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 13 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 42 | |
| 2024 | 26 | |
| 2025 | 21 | |
| 2026 | 15 |
Complaints about the 2021 Nissan Sentra peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 42. 73% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Nissan Sentra drew 1.4× the complaints of the median Nissan Sentra year in the same window: 5th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 132 complaints about the 2021 Nissan Sentra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Sentra by model year
Other 2021 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: September 30, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted