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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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3N1BC1CP4BL••••••2011 Nissan VERSA
This build draws 2.5× more complaints than the average 2011 Nissan VERSA build (15 vs 6).
15on this build
244on the model
41builds in total
1involved a fire
Most reportedAir Bags 6Engine 2Suspension 2Electrical System 2
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemfireAug 2016
Starting about 2-3 weeks ago my wife was complaining about the a/c not working proprtly. Then about a week ago when you turn the alarm on the horn would not beep letting you know it was armed. Yesterday when I went out to start the car to go to work nothing worked or came on. My…
Air BagsAug 2026
I am submitting a vehicle safety complaint regarding my 2011 Nissan Versa SL. VIN: [XXX] Incident Date: XXX Time: Approximately 7:30 a.m. While driving to work and making a right turn from [XXX] onto [XXX], the driver-side airbag suddenly deployed without a collision or impact.…
Electronic Stability Control (esc)Jul 2020
After receiving many calls and letters for air bags recalls, I set an appointment with the agent josh for thursday july 16, 2020 at performance nissan at 1345 south federal highway, pompano fl 33062, at 7:30 am. When talking with josh, he told me that there are two recalls in my…
SteeringFeb 2019
Driving on a curvy road and lost steering. Took this car to a mechanic and the coil spring and sway bar where broken. Several bolts holding plastic under car fell off and bumper half way fell off while driving. Also the heat shield has been welded twice. This car has 80,000…
Unknown Or OtherSep 2017
After 1 year and 1/2, muffler has rattling sound, has a hole and is burnt black at end of tail pipe. Same problem after muffler has been changed in the same amount of time. Muffler seems to rust and overheat/burn
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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 3N1BC1CP4BL401994 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.