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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.
3N1CB51D96L••••••2006 Nissan SENTRA
That is about average for the 2006 Nissan SENTRA — 3 complaints per build across 30 builds.
4on this build
91on the model
30builds in total
1involved a crash
1injuries
Most reportedAir Bags 2Engine And Engine Cooling 1Equipment Adaptive/mobility 1Engine 1
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashFeb 2009
While my daughter was driving her 2006 nissan sentra it was a rainy night she ran off the road and into a deep ditch. It was a front impact into the ditch the whole front end was damaged. The air bags did not deploy. The car was totaled by the insurance company over $9000 in…
EngineAug 2015
The contact owns a 2006 nissan sentra. While driving at approximately 10 mph, the engine seized. The vehicle was merged to the nearest parking lot, where it was restarted and driven to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the engine crank shaft sensor failed.…
Engine And Engine CoolingJul 2006
The contact stated that after changing the oil in the vehicle, the oil cap was removed and oil was observed spurting from the tank while the vehicle was running. The vehicle was not taken to a mechanic for inspection
Air BagsJul 2015
Vehicle air bag inflator. Called lynn layton nissan dealership in decatur al. To schedule replacement of air bag inflator on 06/29/15 due to recall. Arrived on appt. Date at dealership on wed. 07/01/15 after 4 hour wait only to discover that part was not available and that they…
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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 3N1CB51D96L486036 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.