2013 Nissan Sentra recalls
6 NHTSA recall campaigns naming the 2013 Nissan Sentra. Last verified Sep 13, 2026. Recalls may apply only to certain VIN ranges — always confirm with a VIN check.
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- Apr 26, 2016Crash risk2013–2016 Nissan Sentra — Air Bags
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Sentra vehicles manufactured June 4, 2012, to April 9, 2016. The front passenger seat belt bracket may become deformed if it is used to secure a Child Restraint System (CRS). The deformed seat bracket may cause the Occupant Classification System (OCS) to incorrectly classify the installed CRS, resulting in the front passenger air bag to not be turned off as designed when a CRS is in the seat.
16V242000 · 646K units · Nissan North America, Inc.
- Apr 26, 2016Crash risk2015–2016 Chevrolet City Express, 2013 Infiniti JX35, 2014–2017 Infiniti Q50 and 14 other models — Air Bags
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF, Sentra, and Pathfinder, 2014-2016 Nissan NV200 Taxi, Infiniti QX60, QX60 Hybrid, and Q50 Hybrid, 2014-2017 Nissan Rogue and Infiniti Q50, 2015-2016 Nissan Murano, Murano Hybrid, and Chevrolet City Express, 2014-2015 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid, and 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles. In these vehicles, the front seat passenger Occupant Classification System (OCS) may incorrectly classify an adult passenger as a child or classify the seat as empty despite it being occupied. As a result, the passenger frontal air bag may be turned off and not deploy in the event of a crash.
16V244000 · 3.3M units · Nissan North America, Inc.
- Oct 20, 2015Crash risk2013 Infiniti JX35, 2014–2015 Infiniti QX60, 2014 Infiniti QX60 Hybrid and 3 other models — Air Bags
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Altima and Pathfinder vehicles, 2013-2014 Nissan Sentra vehicles, 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles, 2014-2015 Infiniti QX60 vehicles and 2014 Infiniti QX60 Hybrid vehicles. The affected vehicles received an incorrect occupant classification system (OCS) control unit during a repair. These OCS control units may incorrectly classify the front passenger seat as empty, when it is occupied by an adult.
15V681000 · 919 units · Nissan North America, Inc.
- Mar 25, 2014Crash risk2013 Infiniti JX35, 2014 Infiniti Q50, 2014 Infiniti QX60 and 5 other models — Electrical System
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Altima, LEAF, Pathfinder, and Sentra, model year 2013 NV200 (aka Taxi) and Infiniti JX35 and model year 2014 Infiniti Q50 and QX60 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the occupant classification system (OCS) software may incorrectly classify the passenger seat as empty, when it is occupied by an adult.
14V138000 · 990K units · Nissan North America, Inc.
- Mar 1, 2013Crash risk2013 Infiniti JX35, 2013 Nissan Altima, 2013 Nissan Leaf and 2 other models — Air Bags
Nissan is recalling certain model year 2013 Altima, LEAF, Pathfinder, Sentra, and Infiniti JX35 vehicles. Sensors within the passenger Occupant Detection System (ODS) may have been manufactured out of specification. This may cause the system to malfunction and permanently suppress the passenger airbag.
13V069000 · 82K units · Nissan North America, Inc.
- Mar 1, 2013Fire risk2013 Nissan Sentra — Fuel System, Gasoline
Nissan is recalling certain model year 2013 Sentra vehicles manufactured from September 11, 2012, through October 4, 2012. Some fuel tank assemblies were not properly sealed during the manufacturing process. As a result, a small amount of gasoline may leak from the tank when it is full.
13V068000 · 392 units · Nissan North America, Inc.