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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
3N1AB7AP3HY••••••2017 Nissan SENTRA
That is about average for the 2017 Nissan SENTRA — 7 complaints per build across 31 builds.
11on this build
225on the model
31builds in total
1involved a crash
1involved a fire
2injuries
Most reportedPower Train 5Vehicle Speed Control 4Engine 2Exterior Lighting 2
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemfireApr 2021
The contact owned a 2017 nissan sentra. The contact stated that upon parking his vehicle, his work building was evacuated due to fire. Upon exiting the vehicle, the contact discovered that his vehicle had caught on fire. The fire department was called to the scene and the fire…
Air BagscrashJul 2018
Was going down a s curve roadway and hit a patch of water, hydroplaned off the roadway and down an embankment. There was heavy damage to the front end of the vehicle and no damage to the sides, however, the front driver and passenger airbag did not deploy only the side airbags.…
Power TrainNov 2025
The transmission has failed with hardly any warning. Stops without warning, while driving down the road. The car will start just fine but will not rev. Or respond to the accelerator. When it stops will driving, it will rev way up but will not have any power to move
VisibilityOct 2022
The contact owns a 2017 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that over time bubbles started to form inside the rear windshield. The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the vehicle was out of warranty. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The…
Exterior LightingMay 2021
The contact owns a 2017 Nissan Sentra. The contact was made aware of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V135000 (Exterior Lighting) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. A dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable…
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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 3N1AB7AP3HY268676 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.