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1996 Nissan Sentra airbags problems

The 1996 Nissan Sentra has 54 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 31% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

54

Airbags complaints

31%

Share of year

28

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Sentra airbags complaints by model year97 complaints1992: 3 complaints1993: 8 complaints1994: 7 complaints1995: 52 complaints1996: 54 complaints1997: 34 complaints1998: 16 complaints1999: 7 complaints2000: 18 complaints2001: 11 complaints2002: 32 complaints2003: 16 complaints2004: 32 complaints2005: 21 complaints2006: 33 complaints2007: 41 complaints2008: 54 complaints2009: 15 complaints2010: 33 complaints2011: 20 complaints2012: 20 complaints2013: 97 complaints2014: 51 complaints2015: 44 complaints2016: 24 complaints2017: 25 complaints2018: 9 complaints2019: 14 complaints2022: 2 complaints2024: 2 complaints2025: 1 complaints
Sentra airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH TRAVELING AT 50 MPH AND HITTING A DEER. NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY WHICH FORCED THE DRIVER FORWARD. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · crash

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 1996 Nissan Sentra have?

NHTSA has 54 complaints about the 1996 Nissan Sentra airbags — 31% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.