# 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 \(United States\)
- 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

## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 2, for 2025 quarter 3 to 2026 quarter 2
- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2016 NISSAN SENTRA](/makes/nissan/sentra/2016/recalls.md)
- [2017 NISSAN SENTRA](/makes/nissan/sentra/2017/recalls.md)
- [2018 NISSAN SENTRA](/makes/nissan/sentra/2018/recalls.md)
- [2019 NISSAN SENTRA](/makes/nissan/sentra/2019/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [NTB20\-082](/bulletins/10183976.md), 2020-12-09, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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