NHTSA recall 21V135000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 21V135000 |
| Manufacturer's number | PM971 |
| Manufacturer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2021-03-03 |
| Owners notified | 2022-07-01 |
| Component | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH |
| Units potentially affected | 807376 |
| Part numbers | 25320 AX10A, 24268 6KE0A |
| Report | Annual report 2, for 2025 quarter 3 to 2026 quarter 2 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-27 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 807376 |
| Reported remedied | 489440 (60%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Nissan North America, Inc. (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.
What can happen
The brake lights may not illuminate, increasing the risk of a crash.
The 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.
| 2016 NISSAN SENTRA | |
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| 2017 NISSAN SENTRA | |
| 2018 NISSAN SENTRA | |
| 2019 NISSAN SENTRA |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| NTB20-082 | 2020-12-09. Service bulletin. 2016-2019 SENTRA; ENGINE NO CRANK/NO START IF YOU CONFIRM The engine will not crank when pressing the push-button ignition switch and applying the brake pedal. • ACCESSORY and IGNITION ON modes can be turned on and off with the no start condition present. • The stop lamps will be inoperative with the no-start condition present. ACTION Install a new brake lamp switch and install a rubber grommet with the parts listed in PARTS INFORMATION on the last page of this bulletin. |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.