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1985 Nissan Sentra Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jan 11, 2000
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since May 23, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1985 Nissan Sentra. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–6 of 6

Engine
Filed Jan 11, 2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
717213
Engine
Filed Feb 18, 1998

ENGINE RACING AT HIGH RPMS.

NHTSA ID
530610
Incident
Jan 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Feb 11, 1998
2 injuries reported

FRONT SEAT BELT SHOULDER RETRACTORS FAILED TO LOCK, CAUSING INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).

NHTSA ID
530342
Incident
Apr 27, 1995
Other / unspecified
Filed Jun 16, 1995

MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS FOR GASOLINE ENGINE TIMING BELT WAS OMITTED FROM VEHICLE OWNERS MANUAL; AS RESULT, TIMING BELT BROKE DISABLING VEHICLE; DAMAGED ENGINE.

NHTSA ID
967113
Incident
Mar 15, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Jun 15, 1995

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS HARD TO LOCK SOMETIME. TT

NHTSA ID
966986
Seat belts
Filed May 23, 1995

PLASTIC OUTER CASING FOR METAL SEAT BELT DETERIORATING. *AK

NHTSA ID
965760
Incident
Oct 21, 1985

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

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