IllustrationAIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT AIRBAG NEEDED REPAIRS THAT COST APPROX. 450.00 AIRBAG HAS NEVER BEEN USED AND MY BELIEF IS THAT AIRBAGE MALFUNCTION IS FROM ASSEMBLY. WAS TOLD IF NOT REPAIRED, AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY. *AK
1995 Nissan Sentra
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1995 Nissan Sentra do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 116.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 6 of 117 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.
- Air Bags. Review the 46 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 24 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
24 crash reports3 fire reports21 injury reports
What owners actually said
117 reportsAFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN STARTED AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD BE FLASHING. THIS WOULD CONTINUE WHILE DRIVING. HAD CONTACTED THE DEALER & INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS THE AIR BAG MODULE. IT HAD GONE BAD & NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE/PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING A COLLISION. *AK
WHILE CHANGING LANES A PICKUP TRUCK SPEEDING WAS TOWARDS CONSUMER'S CAR. CONSUMER HAD TO RETURN TO PREVIOUS LANE AND REAR ENDED SOMEONE ELSE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUME R SUSTAINED SWOLLEN LEFT ARM AND BRUSED UPPER LEFT CHEST. *AK
CAR KEPT ACCELERATING, ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK. CAR WAS STOPPED BY SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL, BRAKE EFFORT WAS NOT ENOUGH TO SLOW IT DOWN IN DRIVE SINCE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING BY ITS OWN.
WHENEVER VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE AIR BAG PANEL LIGHT WOULD FLICKER FOR A WHILE BEFORE REMAINING ON. BEEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC & HAD IT REPAIRED. THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE RETURNED. *AK
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASH KEEPS FLASHING, INDICTATING A DEFECT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK
THERE IS A MAJOR LEAK COMMING FROM THE OIL PAN. IT APPEARS TO BE COMMING FROM THE PAN ITSELF. SPECIFICLY THE PANS' SEAL.
WHEN THE AIRCONDITIONER WAS TURNED ON THE ENGINE WILL STALL WHEN I SLOW DOWN OR STOP. AT TIMES IT PRESENTED SAFETY CONCERNS BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD LOOSE POWER OR STALL DURING TAFFIC. WHEN I HAD THE REPAIRS DONE, THE LOCAL SHOP HAD THE IAC VALVE BACK ORDERED BECAUSE THE DEALER RAN OUT OF STOCK.
ENGINE FAILS AT RANDOM TO START (NOT BATTERY PROBLEM) DUE TO APPARENT MALFUNCTION OF THE "PARK" SAFETY FEATURE. ENGINE OFF WITH CAR FULLY IN PARK. WHEN KEY IS TURNED ENGINE & BATTERY IS FULLY CHARGED, LIGHTS ETC COME ON BUT NOT ENGINE. CAR DOES NOT RESPOND TO JUMPER CABLES. AFTER RANDOM LENGTH OF TIME/TURN OF KEYS/ CAR STARTS…
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ENGINE FAILS AT RANDOM TO START (NOT BATTERY PROBLEM) DUE TO APPARENT MALFUNCTION OF THE "PARK" SAFETY FEATURE. ENGINE OFF WITH CAR FULLY IN PARK. WHEN KEY IS TURNED ENGINE & BATTERY IS FULLY CHARGED, LIGHTS ETC COME ON BUT NOT ENGINE. CAR DOES NOT RESPOND TO JUMPER CABLES. AFTER RANDOM LENGTH OF TIME/TURN OF KEYS/ CAR STARTS. STARTS SOMETIMES RELATED TO HARD SHAKING OF AUTOTRANS GEAR SHIFT. MAKES CAR HIGHLY UNRELIABLE. WHEN OCCURS CAR CAN'T BE SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND CAN'T BE MOVED (A REAL PROBLEM).
Official recalls
300V063000 · Suspension:front:springs:coil Springs
Mar 2, 2000
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS MAY NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT CORROSION RESISTANCE IN AREAS OF THE COUNTRY WHERE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF DE-ICING SALTS ARE APPLIED TO ROADS IN THE WINTER.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF A BROKEN SPRING COMES OUT OF THE LOWER SEAT, IT COULD CONTACT AND PUNCTURE THE TIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT COIL SPRING.
98V093000 · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:linkages
May 5, 1998
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. WATER CAN ENTER AND DISPLACE THE GREASE IN THE WIPER ARM LINKAGE BALL JOINT WHERE THE WIPER LINKAGE ATTACHES TO THE WIPER MOTOR LINKAGE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CAN RESULT IN GRADUAL WEAR OVER A PERIOD OF TIME INSIDE THE JOINT THAT COULD LEAD TO THE SEPARATION OF THE WIPER LINKAGE ASSEMBLY FROM THE WIPER MOTOR LINKAGE AT THE BALL JOINT. A LOSS OF WINDSHIELD WIPER FUNCTION CAN RESULT IN THIS SEPARATION OCCURS.
Remedy: TO PREVENT GREASE FROM BEING WASHED OUT OF THE JOINT, THE DEALERS WILL MODIFY BY ADDING A WATER DIVERSION SEAL THAT WILL PREVENT WATER FROM ENTERING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE BALL JOINT AREA.
95V028000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/traction Control/electronic Limited Slip
Mar 1, 1995
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR WAS NOT PROPERLY PURGED OF ALL AIR DURING THE FILL AND EVACUATION PROCESS CAUSING AIR BUBBLES TO GET INTO THE BRAKE SYSTEM.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE INCREASED BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL AND STOPPING DISTANCES.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL BLEED THE ABS HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR TO REMOVE ANY AIR BUBBLES IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM.
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
1SQ99018 · 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.