NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Nissan Versa Recalls
The 2021 Nissan Versa has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 18, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Nissan Versa. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 32
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Nissan Versa, 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 Versa
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 23V496000
- Reported
- July 18, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 11,824
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 22V693000
- Reported
- September 15, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 20,040
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
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 2020 Versa, 2 other models
2021 Nissan Versa complaints by year
NHTSA has received 32 owner complaints about the 2021 Nissan Versa, the newest on October 14, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (16%); owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Nissan Versa, the component group named most often is the power train (28%), followed by the electrical system (25%) and the air bags (16%).
None of the 2021 Nissan Versa's 3 recalls concerns the power train.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train9
- Electrical System8
- Air Bags5
- Engine5
- Unknown Or Other5
- Steering4
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 8 |
Complaints about the 2021 Nissan Versa peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 8. 66% 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 Versa drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Nissan Versa year in the same window: 14th highest of the 16 ranked years.
That makes 2021 one of the three best-measured Nissan Versa years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 32 complaints about the 2021 Nissan Versa are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Versa by model year
Other 2021 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: October 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted