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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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3N1AB61E58L••••••2009 Nissan SENTRA
This build draws 4.0× more complaints than the average 2009 Nissan SENTRA build (14 vs 4).
14on this build
46on the model
13builds in total
4involved a crash
2injuries
Most reportedAir Bags 5Steering 4Service Brakes 2Fuel System 2
What owners of this build wrote
SteeringcrashMar 2016
I could not controlled the steering wheel.it was not correlation between the steering wheel and the car. Triking a rock on the side of the road. Total loss. Luckly was fine because of low speed
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashMay 2010
The contact owns a 2008 nissan sentra. The contact stated that while attempting to stop, the accelerator pedal stuck and the brakes would not engage when applied so the vehicle crashed into a wall. The contact turned off the engine and the vehicle was taken to a body shop for…
Service BrakescrashSep 2009
The contact owns a 2008 nissan sentra. The contact stated that while driving at very slow speeds, she attempted to engage the brakes and they vehicle failed to respond. Since she was driving in the direction of a building, she was only able to stop the vehicle by crashing into a…
Air BagsAug 2019
Air bag light remains on and blinking continously. The horn also stopped working. Feels very unsafe driving without a horn. Since both the airbag and horn are in the steering wheel and reading through several other similar complaints I would assume they are related. Should be…
Seat BeltsNov 2017
Vehicle driver side seatbelt is loose and will not tighten to secure driver is safe, passenger seatbelt (front side of driver) is locked up and will not allow passenger to buckle up
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 3N1AB61E58L680829 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.