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1994 Nissan Sentra

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1994 Nissan Sentra do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 116.

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99Owner complaints

Model-year median: 116

0Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
63
199162
199258
199399
1994117
1995141
1996108
1997
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Seat Belts
27Service Brakes, Hydraulic
15Engine And Engine Cooling
11Visibility
10Electrical System
8
All reported categories
Air Bags
7Tires
6Vehicle Speed Control
6Power Train
5Steering
5Exterior Lighting
4Latches/locks/linkages
4Equipment
2Structure
2Unknown Or Other
2Fuel System, Gasoline
1Fuel System, Other
1Seats
1Suspension
1Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 5 of 99 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Seat Belts. Review the 27 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

20 crash reports5 fire reports10 injury reports

Tires complaints

6 reports
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Mileage unknown · Sep 19, 2022
TiresCrash

Replcement nota installed into the housing into the tire hud system mechenismo. These are not tires are not the correcto sizes ay 13" size rims by Nissan. 1996 Nissan Skyline. Also, need a hydrolic swith systematic mechenismo is not intalled into housing of the brakes with mames the tires work harder into shipping at 2000 feet..…

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Replcement nota installed into the housing into the tire hud system mechenismo. These are not tires are not the correcto sizes ay 13" size rims by Nissan. 1996 Nissan Skyline. Also, need a hydrolic swith systematic mechenismo is not intalled into housing of the brakes with mames the tires work harder into shipping at 2000 feet... Nissan rims shoud be 16" rim(s) by Nissan Skyline 96. 44624 serria hey Lancaster ca 93534 6617294155

NHTSA ODI #11485137

Mileage unknown · Aug 7, 2003
Tires

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT A TIRE ON HER VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER MONARCH MODEL 17570R13. ALSO WHILE DRIVING AT 80 MPH, A TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL. *PH

NHTSA ODI #10032426

Mileage unknown · Apr 3, 2003
Tires

THE REPLACEMENT TIRE SEPARATED AT THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10015144

Mileage unknown · Mar 6, 2001
Tires

HEARD A LOUND THUN, VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL, VEERING SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. POSSIBLE DUE TO TIRE DETACHED FROM THE RIM AT THE INSIDE, LOST ALL AIR PRESSURE, PULLED THE CAR IMMEDIATLEY INTO THE RAIL. VEHICLE TOTALLED

NHTSA ODI #9002065

Mileage unknown · Nov 17, 2000
Tires

CONSUMER PURCHASED TWO NEW TIRES IN AUGUST, 2000. ALSO, VEHICLE STARTED PULLING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. RIGHT TIRE WAS WARPED AND WEARING IN THE INNER SIDE OF TIRE. STEEL BELT RADIAL, EXECUTIVE P155-80R13. *AK

NHTSA ODI #875162

Mileage unknown · Feb 2, 1995
Fuel System, OtherPower TrainSeat Belts

FRONT AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS LOCK UP. TT

NHTSA ODI #959498

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

1

SQ99018 · Corrision Fatigue Of Front Coil Springs

Opened Jun 17, 1999 · No close date supplied

Status: open (inferred from source dates) · Suspension

NISSAN IS CONDUCTING A SAFETY RECALL IN CANADA OF 11,100 1994 THROUGH 1996 SENTRA 2 DOOR MODELS IN WHICH THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS ARE FRACTURING FROM CORROSION FATIGUE.NISSAN REPORTED THAT THE FAILURES OCCUR FROM A LOSS OF THE PROTECTIVE PAINT COATING ON THE SPRINGS AND EXPOSURE TO HEAVY ROAD SALT.CORROSION CAN CAUSE PITS TO FORM ON THE SPRING SURFACE, WHICH CAN RESULT IN FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE SPRING.A BROKEN SPRING COULDPUNCTURE THE AFFECTED TIRE, POSSIBLY CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.THE CANADIAN RECALL NUMBER FOR THIS IS 99-069, DATED APRIL 28, 1999.THE PURPOSE OF THIS SQ IS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE DEFECT IDENTIFIED IN THE CANADIAN SAFETY RECALL SHOULD BE CONDUCTED IN THE U.S. AS A SAFETY RECALL.