2019 Nissan Sentra Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 14about this part
- Share
- 6%of 223 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 30,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 14 complaints about the air bags of the 2019 Nissan Sentra, 6% of the 223 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 30,000 miles. 9 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.
“The front bumper sensor is detecting things in the road that aren't there and automatically applying the brakes on my car. When this happens, there's a loud almost grinding sound and the car brakes very hard. The other issue I'm having is the car will sometimes detect someone in the passenger seat when it's empty and turn on the buckle seat belt light and turn off the air bag off light for the passenger seat.”
NHTSA complaint #11281376, filed 2019-11, 5,600 miles“I had an accident on july 31st, 2019 where my car was totaled and the motor was lost completely. My airbags did not deploy and the Nissan system stated, 'refer to owner's manual.' thankfully I was wearing my seatbelt and only had minor scratches and bruises.”
NHTSA complaint #11292414, filed 2020-01, 45,000 miles“I was recently in a car accident. I was injured due to the front air bag not going off. The light turned on but the airbag didn't come out. I was driving on the freeway at the moment of the accident.”
NHTSA complaint #11378589, filed 2020-12, 30,000 miles“I bought this car brand new on 1/23/2020. It had 24 mile on it when I pulled off the lot. On 2/15/2020 my daughter's and I was heading into town and the curtain airbags deployed at random. Without any collision, accident, or running over anything of any kind. It busted my eardrum and massively bruised my daughter. Nissan consumer affairs have been very rude abd are refusing to help with a rental of any kind and have even went so far to accuse me of fraud. I am being forced to contibue driving the car as is and the seat belts are also locked up. …”
NHTSA complaint #11318592, filed 2020-03, 2,123 miles“Last month I was involved in an accident that could have been avoided if my sensors were working properly, my emergency brake system did not employ after being involved in an accident I used my standard brake the car went down being rear-ended somebody but I had plenty of time to stop with only the front brakes to bullying allowed my car to nosedive and slide emergency brake was not released and stopped working because of sensors were no longer telling the car to break I had full coverage insurance and insurance and not covering my car because the car lot did not advise me of his problem or…”
NHTSA complaint #11387269, filed 2021-01, 80,000 milesRelated service bulletins
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- 10165784Sep 12, 2019DTC B00A0-00 STORED IF YOU CONFIRM DTC B00A0-00 (OCCUPANT DETECTION SENSOR UNIT) is stored And OCS zero point reset cannot be performed (continued on the next page) And The…
- 10152524Nov 13, 2018AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHING INDICATING SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC MODE IF YOU CONFIRM The air bag warning light is flashing slowly (repeating 2 seconds ON, 2 seconds OFF). NOTE: If…
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 2019 Nissan Sentra
65 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
54 complaintsOther or unknown
47 complaintsBrakes
38 complaintsForward collision avoidance
35 complaintsExterior lighting
28 complaintsEngine
20 complaintsVehicle speed control
12 complaintsFuel system
6 complaintsElectronic stability control
5 complaintsBody and structure
5 complaintsSeat belts
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2019 Nissan Sentra
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology