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Decoded · NHTSA vPIC · VIN 3N1CN7AP1GL842980 · Checked Aug 4, 2026
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Complaints on this exact build 5

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3N1CN7AP1GL•••••• 2016 Nissan VERSA

That is about average for the 2016 Nissan VERSA — 5 complaints per build across 14 builds.

5on this build
75on the model
14builds in total
2involved a crash
1involved a fire
5injuries
Most reported Air Bags 2 Wheels 1 Service Brakes 1 Exterior Lighting 1

What owners of this build wrote

Service Brakes crash fire Apr 2017
The vehicle was in motion on a two way street traveling approximately 30 miles an hour the brakes were pressed and then pumped and did not stop the vehicle. The nissan slammed into the back of another vehicle. The nissan has been deemed totaled . The 2016 nissan versa had…
Air Bags crash Nov 2018
I was hit from behind in a crash and was knocked into a car in front of me. Suffered mild head injury. None of the air bags deployed. The injury could have been worst
Unknown Or Other Jul 2025
There is a shutter leaving 1st gear
Exterior Lighting Aug 2021
The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Versa. The contact stated upon noticing that the glass of the rear passenger side brake light bulb was dark, he disassembled the part and he discovered that the plate, the brake light system, and circuit were severely corroded, and water had leaked…
Air Bags Apr 2016
Driving on a two lane road heard a pop, car sudden pull right front end hitting a ditch on the side of road front end sliding down in the ditch coming to a stop in a vertical position. The air bag didn't deploy

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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 3N1CN7AP1GL842980 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by , founder of ForCar.