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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.
3N1AB7AP9EL••••••2014 Nissan SENTRA
That is about average for the 2014 Nissan SENTRA — 9 complaints per build across 39 builds.
11on this build
360on the model
39builds in total
1involved a crash
1involved a fire
2injuries
Most reportedPower Train 5Air Bags 2Service Brakes 1Fuel System 1
What owners of this build wrote
Power TraincrashfireAug 2025
Transmission failed, as I went to turn left it stalled and on coming traffic had to slam on there brakes and 6 veh. Ran into each other i dud not get hit but feel so bad that the 2914 nissan sentra i drive caused this traffic hazard. 2 people had to go to the hospital. It should…
EngineMar 2018
The engine light has been on/off for over a year. I have had it "fix" . Code kept saying massair sensor. Last week I took it in again and they put on an updated clip. And told me the transmission was failing . So I did research and learned that some cars have recalls on this and…
Fuel SystemJan 2017
After driving my car and putting in park noticed gasoline smell checked under car and noticed gas leaking from top of fuel tank where the fuel pump sits. Took it to the dealership said gas was leaking from o ring on fuel pump mind you my vehicle is a 2014 with only about 45000…
Service BrakesAug 2016
Extra braking required to come to a stop - this is an intermittent issue but similar to the issue reported for the 2013 versa. The braking required most times to come to a stop from a uniform speed can vary at times so that significantly more effort to stop the vehicle is…
Air BagsJul 2016
I received a postcard from nissan about the recall. I've called the dealership to make an appointment to be fixed but dealership informed me they have not received parts from nissan and will not receive until august. I am extremely upset due to a road trip I have to do soon with…
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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 3N1AB7AP9EL673630 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.