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Nissan Versa Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 27 recall campaigns for the Nissan Versa, across 16 model years from 2007 to 2024. The 2012 has the most (11); the fewest among years with a recall is 2024 (1).

Nissan Versa years to avoid by our method: 2008 (2.1× the median year), 2009 (2.7× the median year), 2012 (3.7× the median year), 2014 (2.0× the median year) and 2015 (2.2× the median year).

Model years
16

2007–2024, with a recall

Recall campaigns
27
Most recalls
2012

11 recalls

Owner complaints
3,327

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 3,327 complaints with NHTSA about the Nissan Versa across 19 model years; the most, 504, concern the 2009.

Owners marked a crash on 266 of the Nissan Versa complaints (8%) and a fire on 37.

Across all Nissan Versa model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 1,079 complaints), then the power train (520).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Nissan Versa in 2017: 694, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Nissan Versa is air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module, in 24 model-year listings.

The newest Nissan Versa recall, 24V154000, was reported on February 27, 2024 and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2016 and 2022 Nissan Versa, model years owners have filed complaints about.

Nissan Versa years to avoid

The 2012 Nissan Versa stands out most: 145 complaints between 2011 and 2015, 34% of them naming the air bags.

The 2012 also carries 11 recalls, against a median of 2.5 for the ranked Nissan Versa years.

The best-measured Nissan Versa years are 2019 (0.2×), 2022 (0.3×) and 2021 (0.5×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Nissan Versa, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2025012—not ranked
2024196—not ranked
2023137—not ranked
202202014
0.3×
202133221
0.5×
202026430
0.8×
201912411
0.2×
201825735
0.8×
201736236
0.8×
201608143
0.9×
2015avoid116896
2.2×
2014avoid220793
2.0×
2013120471
1.5×
2012avoid11486145
3.7×
2011726939
1.1×
2010826927
0.7×
2009avoid850467
2.7×
2008avoid838181
2.1×
2007935472
1.6×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Nissan Versa years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Nissan Versa

  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE24
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE14
  • SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS7
  • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL4
  • EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)3
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW3
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION2
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:BULBS2
  • STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM2
  • BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA2

Nissan Versa model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Nissan Versa recall campaign (27)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Nissan Versa, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
24V154000February 27, 2024air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2023–2024crash and injury351
23V496000July 18, 2023steering: electric power assist system2021crash11,824
22V693000September 15, 2022steering: electric power assist system2021crash20,040
21V471000June 23, 2021exterior lighting: turn signal: bulbs2020–2021crash30,799
20V112000February 26, 2020fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly2020fire46
20V008000January 9, 2020air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2007–2011injury and death307,962
19V654000September 12, 2019back over prevention: sensing system: camera2018–2019crash1,228,830
18V551000August 21, 2018electrical system: ignition2017–2018crash153,047
18V452000July 6, 2018air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2007–2008injury and death233
18V401000June 15, 2018air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2010–2012injury and death104,762
18V044000January 10, 2018air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2009–2012injury and death52,614
17V637000October 11, 2017suspension: front: springs: coil springs2012crash1,119
17V449000July 17, 2017air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2007–2012injury and death515,394
17V275000April 26, 2017air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2017crash and injury509
17V144000March 6, 2017air bags: side/window2012injury54,751
17V028000January 10, 2017air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2007–2009, 2012injury and death152,554
16V724000October 11, 2016air bags: side/window2017crash and injury1,754
16V349000May 24, 2016air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2007–2011injury and death413,852
15V573000September 14, 2015suspension: front: springs: coil springs2007–2012crash218,019
15V507000August 12, 2015vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal2012–2015crash298,747
15V418000July 1, 2015electrical system: ignition: switch2014crash14,595
12V055000February 14, 2012air bags: side/window2012injury976
12V032000February 1, 2012power train: manual transmission: shift pattern indicator2012crash and injury36,608
10V401000September 10, 2010equipment: electrical: navigational system(global positioning system)2008–2010fire7,948
07V094000March 12, 2007seat belts2007—16,309
06V348000September 12, 2006service brakes, hydraulic2007—13,184
22E066000air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2007–2012injury and death—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Nissan Versa. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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