Service bulletin PM981 2021 Sentr

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10197186
Published by NHTSA	2021-06-12
Manufacturer's number	PM981 2021 Sentr
Manufacturer's date	2021-05-26
NHTSA component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

Side Radar Sensor Voluntary Service Campaign Dealer Announcement: Nissan is conducting a Voluntary Service Campaign to replace both rear side radar sensors on 11,804 specific model year 2021 Sentra vehicles identified in Service Comm. Due to a supplier production error, incorrect boot software of the blind spot warning (BSW) sensor may cause a sensor malfunction and a warning message to display on the combination meter indicating the BSW feature is not functional. Affected vehicles are not subject to stop sale and are either currently in dealer inventory or assigned and in transit to the dealer. What Dealers Should Do: 1.Verify if vehicles are affected by this Voluntary Service Campaign using Service Comm or DBS National Service History – Open Campaigns I.D. PM981. •New vehicles in dealer inventory can also be identified using DBS (Sales-> Vehicle Inventory, and filter by Open Campaign). •Refer to NPSB15-460 for additional information •Please continue to check newly arriving inventory for campaign applicability. 2.Dealers are requested to remedy any affected vehicles in dealer new or pre-owned inventory to ensure customer satisfaction. 3.Dealers should use NTB21-042 to correct any vehicles subject to this campaign. 4.Once repaired, dealers should submit the claim, using the claims coding provided, and release the vehicle.

The document

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Components

Electrical system

Vehicles listed
NISSAN SENTRA	2021

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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