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2014 Nissan Sentra electrical system problems

The 2014 Nissan Sentra has 46 electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

46

Electrical System complaints

9%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Electrical System complaints by year

Sentra electrical system complaints by model year69 complaints1984: 1 complaints1986: 1 complaints1987: 2 complaints1988: 2 complaints1989: 1 complaints1990: 3 complaints1991: 8 complaints1992: 15 complaints1993: 9 complaints1994: 8 complaints1995: 9 complaints1996: 12 complaints1997: 11 complaints1998: 4 complaints1999: 14 complaints2000: 34 complaints2001: 50 complaints2002: 60 complaints2003: 37 complaints2004: 30 complaints2005: 22 complaints2006: 14 complaints2007: 12 complaints2008: 14 complaints2009: 6 complaints2010: 58 complaints2011: 50 complaints2012: 17 complaints2013: 58 complaints2014: 46 complaints2015: 29 complaints2016: 54 complaints2017: 38 complaints2018: 39 complaints2019: 69 complaints2020: 42 complaints2021: 38 complaints2022: 24 complaints2023: 8 complaints2024: 7 complaints2025: 3 complaints
Sentra electrical system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

14V138000Electrical SystemMarch 25, 2014 · 989,701 units

Defect

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Altima, LEAF, Pathfinder, and Sentra, model year 2013 NV200 (aka Taxi) and Infiniti JX35 and model year 2014 Infiniti Q50 and QX60 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the occupant classification system (OCS) software may incorrectly classify the passenger seat as empty, when it is occupied by an adult.

Consequence

If the OCS does not detect an adult occupant in the passenger seat, the passenger airbag would be deactivated. Failure of the passenger airbag to deploy during a crash (where deployment is warranted) could increase the risk of injury to the passenger.

Remedy

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will update the OCS software, free of charge. The recall began on April 14, 2014. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.

What owners report

“My Nissan Sentra burst into flames on July 27,2022-not sure why this occurred; the car was last serviced before this incident on June 17, 2022-the car's Compressor/AC were replaced. I had just parked the car at a hotel when the fire began. The only inspection was from a fire marshal and the…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Electrical System · July 27, 2022 · fire

Common questions

How many electrical system complaints does the 2014 Nissan Sentra have?

NHTSA has 46 complaints about the 2014 Nissan Sentra electrical system — 9% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2014 Nissan Sentra electrical system?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the electrical system: 14V138000.

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.