40 complaints reported

1995 Nissan Sentra Air Bags

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
40
Crashes
18
Fires
0
Injuries
19

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Jun 1997

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG. DUP OF 518950, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 NISSAN SENTRA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Apr 1997
May 1997 Crash

AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITONS AFTER HITTING BUMP IN ROAD. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 NISSAN SENTRA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 1997
Feb 1997 Crash Injury

VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP; TRAFFIC AHEAD IN OTHER LANE; ANOTHER VEHICLE REARENDED NISSAN; IT REARENDED TRUCK AHEAD OF IT & DAMAGED BUMPER; AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER; NO EXPLANATION FOR NON DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 NISSAN SENTRA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Oct 1997
Jan 1997 Crash Injury

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN WET WEATHER CONDITON AND DEPRESSED THE TURN SIGNAL TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 NISSAN SENTRA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Oct 1996
Nov 1996 Crash Injury

VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED AT 12:00 POSITION SPEED, 20MPH, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES AND FATALITIES, INCLUDING AN UNBORN FETUS. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 NISSAN SENTRA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Apr 1996
Oct 1996

WHILE DRIVING AND APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION TO MAKE LEFT TURN, SUDDENLY BOTH DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AT APPROX. 20 MPH, NO IMPACT/POT HOLES OR BUMPS IN ROADWAY, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 NISSAN SENTRA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Sep 1996 Crash

AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 NISSAN SENTRA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jun 1996
Jul 1996 Crash Injury

THE AIRBAG WAS SLOW IN DEPLOYMENT. INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, DRIVER HIT HER HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL AND THEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 NISSAN SENTRA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jul 1996
Jun 1996 Injury

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, STOPPED AT STOP SIGN, MADE A TURN ONTO ANOTHER INTERSECTION, GOING OUT TO DINNER, WAS GOING ABOUT 15 MPH AFTER MAKING TURN, SUDDENLY THE AIR BAGS IN VEHICLE EXPLODED, VEHICLE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING.*AK *SLC

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 NISSAN SENTRA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: May 1996
Feb 1996 Crash Injury

PROCEEDING ON GREEN, BROADSIDED ON COMING VEHICLE. OCCUPANTS SEAT BELT RELEASED AND DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. INJURIES FOUR ADULTS ON INFANT. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 NISSAN NISSAN, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Feb 1996
Feb 1996 Crash Injury

AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT END COLLISION; VEHICLE RAN INTO RAILING ON SIDE OF ROAD TRYING TO AVOID ACCIDENT. TT

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 NISSAN SENTRA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 1996
Jan 1996 Crash Injury

FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 20 MPH, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 NISSAN SENTRA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 1996
Oct 1995 Crash Injury

UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL & SIDE IMPACT AT APPROX. 50MPH, 3:00 ON FRONT BUMPER AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. TT

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 NISSAN SENTRA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Jul 1995 Crash Injury

DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON REAR COLLISION WHICH PUSHED THE VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 50MPH. TT

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 NISSAN SENTRA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jun 1995
Mar 1995 Crash Injury

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING PASSENGER SIDE IMPACT. TT

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 NISSAN SENTRA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Apr 1995

Trend Over Time

Complaints by year

Quick Summary

The 1995 Nissan Sentra has 40 Air Bags complaints on file. 18 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.