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2001 Nissan Sentra

Sedan · 4 trims · 1.8 L 4-cylinder, 2.0 L 4-cylinder 7 recalls

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Fuel economy

Trim City Highway Combined
FWD 10.3 7.8 9.2 L/100 km
FWD 10.1 7.4 8.9 L/100 km
FWD 11.2 8.6 10.0 L/100 km
FWD 11.3 8.3 10.0 L/100 km

Official: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings.

Recalls

Recalls are listed by model and year and may not apply to every vehicle. Check your VIN on the official recall site.

  • Electrical Transport Canada 2003285 ·

    On certain vehicles, the foam material used for the interior lining of the Engine Control Module (ECM) box out-gasses sulphur as it cures. If one of the resistors inside the ECM has a crack on the surface coating, the gas may cause corrosion of the resistor. This could cause th...

    Official recall page (opens in a new tab)
  • Engine Transport Canada 2003267 ·

    On certain vehicles, the circuit board for the crank position sensor may have an improper solder joint. This could cause the Service Engine Soon warning light to come on, create a no start condition, cause reduced engine power, or cause the engine to stop running without warning...

    Official recall page (opens in a new tab)
  • Lights And Instruments Transport Canada 2001291 ·

    Certain passenger vehicles fail to comply with requirements of C.M.V.S.S. no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." these vehicles were missing tamperproof caps that prevent horizontal headlamp adjustment these caps are installed to prevent maladjustment of...

    Official recall page (opens in a new tab)
  • Accessories Transport Canada 2001277 ·

    Certain passenger vehicles equipped with a 1.8-liter engine. The engine could stop running while being driven due to a defective crank position sensor. This could also result in the "service engine soon" warning light coming on or reduced engine power. If the engine stops running...

    Official recall page (opens in a new tab)
  • Other Transport Canada 2001219 ·

    Certain passenger vehicles. Model year 2000-2001 Nissan Sentra vehicles manufactured from February 1, 2000, through June 26, 2001. The cooling holes in the steel road wheel may have burrs on their edge as a result of improper manufacturing. These burrs can cause stress concentrat...

    Official recall page (opens in a new tab)
  • Suspension Transport Canada 2001114 ·

    On certain vehicles, one or more of the three bolts used to attach each front suspension lower control arm to the body on the left and right sides may not have been properly heat treated when manufactured. The bolts could fracture, increasing the risk of a crash. Correction: D...

    Official recall page (opens in a new tab)
  • Lights And Instruments Transport Canada 2000118 ·

    Certain vehicles do not comply with the requirements of CMVSS 101 - Location and Identification of Controls and Displays. Vehicles may be equipped with odometers that record in miles rather than kilometers, as required by the standard. Correction: Odometers that record in mile...

    Official recall page (opens in a new tab)
Show 8 U.S. recalls

U.S. recalls (NHTSA) with no Transport Canada record. They may not cover vehicles sold in Canada; check your VIN.

  • Exterior lighting: headlights NHTSA (U.S.) 06E023000 ·

    CERTAIN ANZO COMBINATION HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS WHICH FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND...

    Official recall page (opens in a new tab)
  • Engine and engine cooling NHTSA (U.S.) 03V511000 ·

    ON CERTAIN ELECTRIC VEHICLES, THE FRONT SUSPENSION TRANSVERSE LINK'S BALL JOINT BRACKET MAY BREAK FROM STRESS CONCENTRATION AT A NOTCH CREATED BY SURFACE ROUGHNESS AND THE SHAPE OF THE MATERIAL CUT-LINE.

    Official recall page (opens in a new tab)
  • Engine and engine cooling NHTSA (U.S.) 03V455000 ·

    ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR OR CAM POSITION SENSOR MAY HAVE AN IMPROPER SOLDER JOINT DUE TO SOLDER DEFORMATION CAUSED BY HEAT STRESS ACCELERATED BY THE EXISTENCE OF FLUX RESIDUE DURING THE SOLDERING PROCESS.

    Official recall page (opens in a new tab)
  • Electrical system: ignition: module NHTSA (U.S.) 03V477000 ·

    ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE QG18DE ENGINE OR QR25DE ENGINES, THE FOAM MATERIAL USED FOR THE INTERIOR LINING OF THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) BOX EMITS SULFUR AS IT CURES.

    Official recall page (opens in a new tab)
  • Exterior lighting: headlights NHTSA (U.S.) 01V376000 ·

    VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE VEHICLES WERE MISSING TAMPERPROOF CAPS THAT PREVENT HORIZONTAL HEADLAMP ADJUSTMENT.

    Official recall page (opens in a new tab)
  • Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline NHTSA (U.S.) 01V357000 ·

    VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 1.8 LITER ENGINE. THE ENGINE COULD STOP RUNNING WHILE BEING DRIVEN DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CRANK POSITION SENSOR. THIS COULD ALSO RESULT IN THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" WARNING LIGHT COMING ON OR REDUCED ENGINE POWER.

    Official recall page (opens in a new tab)
  • Wheels NHTSA (U.S.) 01V277000 ·

    VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE COOLING HOLES IN THE STEEL WHEEL MAY HAVE BURRS ON THEIR EDGES AS A RESULT OF IMPROPER MANUFACTURING. THESE BURRS CAN CAUSE CRACKS AS THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. CRACKS CAN PROPAGATE BETWEEN ADJACENT COOLING HOLES. IF ENOUGH CRACKS DE...

    Official recall page (opens in a new tab)
  • Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm NHTSA (U.S.) 01V174000 ·

    VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. ONE OR MORE OF THE THREE BOLTS USED TO ATTACH EACH FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARM TO THE BODY ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY MANUFACTURED.

    Official recall page (opens in a new tab)

Source: Transport Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Recalls Database; U.S. recalls from NHTSA.

Maintenance schedule

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Specs

Body type
Sedan
Engines
1.8 L 4-cylinder, 2.0 L 4-cylinder
Fuel
Gas
Transmissions
Automatic 4-spd, Manual 5-spd
Drivetrains
FWD