1992 Nissan Sentra Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 5%of 62 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 200,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the air bags of the 1992 Nissan Sentra, 5% of the 62 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 200,000 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was coming back from taking my wife to work and I was getting ready to go through the green light when a car ran the red light which made me t-bone him. My airbags did not deploy, and my whole front end got pushed almost to the windshield. I had a cardiac arrest and when the ambulance got there they had to bring me back to life. I have a lot of bruising on my chest where I hit the steering wheel. I'm having problems with my knee. I've got a lot of contusions inside my body. I have a bruise where my seatbelt caught me. I was in hospital from february 12 2015 to february 16 2015.”
NHTSA complaint #10684196, filed 2015-02, 200,000 miles“Consumer was traveling about 50mph & another cut the consumer off. Consumer ran on the outside of the embankment & rand head-on into a tree. Upon impact, airbags didn't deploy. Consumer is trying to contact the manufacturer.”
NHTSA complaint #864936, filed 2000-07Related service bulletins
- 10192305Jan 27, 2014SERVICE INFORMATION Information necessary to service the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) safely is included in the "RESTRAINTS" section of the Electronic Service Manual (ESM)…
Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 5% |
| 2025 | 1 | 3% |
| 2024 | 2 | 5% |
| 2022 | 2 | 2% |
| 2019 | 14 | 6% |
| 2018 | 9 | 5% |
| 2017 | 26 | 11% |
| 2016 | 24 | 9% |
| 2015 | 44 | 13% |
| 2014 | 51 | 13% |
| 2013 | 96 | 15% |
| 2012 | 20 | 11% |
| 2011 | 20 | 14% |
| 2010 | 31 | 22% |
| 2009 | 15 | 27% |
| 2008 | 53 | 32% |
| 2007 | 41 | 27% |
| 2006 | 30 | 26% |
| 2005 | 21 | 12% |
| 2004 | 32 | 16% |
| 2003 | 16 | 9% |
| 2002 | 30 | 10% |
| 2001 | 11 | 5% |
| 2000 | 16 | 9% |
| 1999 | 7 | 12% |
| 1998 | 15 | 26% |
| 1997 | 33 | 31% |
| 1996 | 53 | 38% |
| 1995 | 46 | 39% |
| 1994 | 7 | 7% |
| 1993 | 7 | 12% |
| 1992 | 3 | 5% |
Other parts of the 1992 Nissan Sentra
14 complaintsEngine cooling
11 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
11 complaintsSeat belts
10 complaintsBrakes
8 complaintsExterior lighting
3 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsSeats
3 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1992 Nissan Sentra
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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