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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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3N1AB6AP7AL••••••2010 Nissan SENTRA
That is about average for the 2010 Nissan SENTRA — 8 complaints per build across 16 builds.
9on this build
127on the model
16builds in total
1involved a crash
1involved a fire
1injuries
Most reportedElectrical System 3Power Train 2Air Bags 2Engine 2
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashFeb 2014
The operator of vehicle #1 was traveling inbound on rutherford ave. When she admitted to the officer "I was distracted ...while I was driving", and ran a red light. She struck vehicle #2, then lost control of the car and struck vehicle #3 which was stopped at a red light. None…
Electrical SystemfireNov 2013
The contact owns a 2010 nissan sentra. The contact stated that the front end of the vehicle caught on fire overnight and extinguished itself. The contact was not aware of the failure until the following morning. The contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that the entire front…
Power TrainAug 2019
Unable to drive car because the transmission gear control was locked in the p position. The release would not allow me to place the car into any other gear. Had to have a new gear control assembly ordered and replace the existing one. The car was only 117,000 miles on it. The…
Unknown Or OtherFeb 2019
After 4 days of not driving my car, my car will not start. This happens every time I don't drive my car, (the four days). I have to jump start my car. I have bought new batteries. I have had my alternator checked
EngineFeb 2019
Started back in the beginning of 2019. I noticed that the oil has been going down and no external leak. I have to put 1/2 a quart of oil a week into the engine at this point. I have noticed that there are others that are having the same issue with no resolve from nissan
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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 3N1AB6AP7AL714728 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.