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(Nissan) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Nissan Sentra vehicles.  The brake light switch may become contaminated, preventing the circuit from closing and the brake lights from illuminating.","consequence":"The brake lights may not illuminate, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the brake light switch and install a protective grommet, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed July 1, 2022.  Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800867-7769.  Nissan's number for this recall is PM971.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"PM971","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"18V551000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION","mfr":"Nissan North America, Inc.","reported":"2018-08-21","owner_notified":"2018-10-01","units":153047,"summary":"Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2017 Nissan NV200, Sentra, NV3500 Van, NV3500 Bus, NV200 Taxi, NV1500, NV2500 Van, Chevrolet City Express, 2017-2018 Frontier, Versa Note, and Versa Sedan vehicles that have a mechanical (physical) key ignition system.  In these models, over time, the weight on the key ring and road conditions or some other jarring event may cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position to the accessory position, turning off the engine.","consequence":"If the vehicle stalls, it can increase the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the production information on the ignition switch, and replace it as necessary, free of charge.  The recall began October 1, 2018.  Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"17V253000","component":"AIR BAGS","mfr":"Nissan North America, Inc.","reported":"2017-04-13","owner_notified":"2017-06-07","units":30038,"summary":"Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2017 LEAF and 2014, 2016 and 2017 Sentra vehicles.  Due to a manufacturing error within the air bag inflators, the passenger frontal air bag may not properly deploy in the event of a crash.","consequence":"In the event of a crash, if the front passenger air bag doesn't deploy properly, it can increase the risk of injury to passengers.","remedy":"Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, free of charge.  The recall began June 7, 2017.  Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":3,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":76,"grade":"C","complaints":{"count":230,"crash":29,"fire":6,"injured":21,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Power Train",76],["Engine",48],["Unspecified",37],["Electrical System",33],["Vehicle Speed Control",32],["Air Bags",26]],"by_year":{"2017":6,"2018":23,"2019":31,"2020":22,"2021":33,"2022":33,"2023":28,"2024":21,"2025":20,"2026":13},"excerpts":[["2022-02-21","Exterior Lighting","The front of the stop lamp is not working. The lighting of the lamp stopped working."],["2022-02-17","Engine","As I was driving across the railroad tracks, my car just stop. There was no warning or indication that there was a problem, it just stopped and all the lights shut down as well. No brake, head or emergency lights worked."],["2022-02-12","Fuel/Propulsion System","Over some period of time that I do not remember, months likely, my average fuel mileage started to go down. I started to then notice that I had a faint at first, then stronger, smell of gasoline, after filling up, that would linger for days. It would be inside and outside of my vehicle. 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