2005 Nissan Sentra air bags problems
21 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2005 Nissan Sentra — 12% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Nissan Dealer locally will not repair my vehicle as per the recall for my air bags. Have driven out of town to a Nissan dealer and they said they did not have the part in stock and could not fix it. I would like to have my car fixed before the passenger air bag EXPLODES.”
filed Mar 1, 2023
“I had an appointment for 10am I called ahead to confirm the estimated amount of time I was told it would take 2-4 hours. When I arrived they refused to service my vehicle they claimed they we're busy and refused to service my recall and treated me like a nuisance and with little respect. I spoke to…”
filed Jul 16, 2021
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- In the event of a crash, Takata frontal passenger air bag inflators may explode due to…Campaign 20V747000 · Dec 1, 2020
- Vehicles are equipped with non-desiccated, frontal passenger air bag inflators containing…Campaign 20V008000 · Jan 9, 2020
- Upon deployment of the passenger side frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may…Campaign 15V287000 · May 15, 2015
Air Bags problems in other Sentra years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Sentra | 1 | 4% |
| 2024 Sentra | 2 | 6% |
| 2022 Sentra | 2 | 3% |
| 2019 Sentra | 14 | 6% |
| 2018 Sentra | 9 | 5% |
| 2017 Sentra | 26 | 11% |
| 2016 Sentra | 24 | 9% |
| 2015 Sentra | 44 | 13% |
| 2014 Sentra | 51 | 13% |
| 2013 Sentra | 96 | 15% |
| 2012 Sentra | 20 | 11% |
| 2011 Sentra | 20 | 14% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2005 Nissan Sentra
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.