1985 Nissan Sentra
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Owner complaints
6 complaints2 injuries
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Latest complaints
- Engine and engine cooling › Cooling system
No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak
- Seat belts › Front › Retractor
Front seat belt shoulder retractors failed to lock, causing injury in an accident. (Attorney for consumer).
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Engine racing at high rpms.
- Equipment › Other › Owners/service/other manual
Maintenance instructions for gasoline engine timing belt was omitted from vehicle owners manual; as result, timing belt broke disabling vehicle; damaged engine.
- Seat belts › Front › Buckle assembly
Passenger side seat belt buckle IS hard to lock sometime. tt
- Seat belts › Front › Anchorage
Plastic outer casing for metal seat belt deteriorating. *ak
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Steering malfunction
There is no summary currently available
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10032506Nissan: vent control valve replacement. When replacing the evap canister vent control valve for reason: use the one listed on page 2; for vent control valve replacement procedure, refer to the appropriate section of the electronic service manuals (esm; when installing the new valve, do not add any lube to its o ring; for frontier (D40 series) only, install the protector listed in parts information. Includes 2005-09 frontier. Updated 12/8/10.
- 10031305Nissan: tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) warning light on/flashing. No models or model years listed. Updated on 08-11-2011.
- 10030165Nissan: the 12 volt battery IS an important part of the vehicle electrical system and IS required to stay connected when the engine IS running. To prevent damage to vehicle electronic components follow the instructions/cautions. No model years listed.
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