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Nissan Versa · 2012

11 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·22E066000·2022-08-09

    Nissan Recalls Air Bag Inflator Replacement Parts for Certain Vehicles

    Nissan is recalling specific air bag inflator replacement parts installed in Infiniti and Nissan vehicles due to a risk of explosion from propellant degradation.

    Product
    NISSAN — NISSAN, INFINITI SENTRA, M35, VERSA, QX4
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·18V401000·2018-06-15

    Nissan Recalls Versa Vehicles Due to Passenger Air Bag Inflator Defect

    Nissan is recalling 2010-2012 Versa vehicles because the passenger air bag inflator may explode during deployment, potentially causing serious injury or death.

    Product
    NISSAN — NISSAN VERSA
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·17V637000·2017-10-11

    Nissan Recalls 2012 Versa Hatchbacks for Front Coil Spring Fracture Risk

    Nissan is recalling 2012 Versa Hatchbacks sold in 23 states and D.C. because road salt may corrode front coil springs, potentially causing them to fracture and puncture tires.

    Product
    NISSAN — NISSAN VERSA
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·17V028000·2017-01-10

    Nissan Recalls Infiniti and Versa Models for Air Bag Inflator Rupture Risk

    Nissan is recalling specific Infiniti and Nissan Versa vehicles because the front passenger air bag inflators may rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious injury or death.

    Product
    INFINITI — INFINITI, NISSAN FX35, FX45, M35, VERSA
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·17V144000·2017-03-06

    Nissan Recalls 2012 Versa Vehicles Due to Air Bag Deployment Risk

    Nissan is recalling 54,751 2012 Versa vehicles because degraded side impact sensor connector pins may cause air bags to deploy unexpectedly if a door is slammed.

    Product
    NISSAN — NISSAN VERSA
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·15V507000·2015-08-12

    Nissan Recalls Versa and Versa Note for Pedal Interference Risk

    Nissan is recalling 2012-2015 Versa and 2014-2015 Versa Note vehicles because a center console trim panel may catch the driver's shoe, delaying brake application and increasing crash risk.

    Product
    NISSAN — NISSAN VERSA, VERSA NOTE
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·12V055000·2012-02-14

    Nissan Recalls 2012 Altima and Versa for Side Air Bag Defect

    Nissan is recalling 2012 Altima and Versa vehicles because side curtain air bags may not deploy due to an incorrect propellant mixture, increasing injury risk.

    Product
    NISSAN — NISSAN ALTIMA, VERSA
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·12V032000·2012-02-01

    Nissan Recalls 2012 Versa Vehicles for Shifter Safety Defect

    Nissan is recalling 2012 Versa vehicles with automatic transmissions because the shifter may move out of park without the brake being pressed, increasing crash risk.

    Product
    NISSAN — NISSAN VERSA
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

  • 20124/5

    2 trims tested for 2012; overall ratings can differ by trim.

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Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • PE24007 Preliminary Evaluation · power train
  • EA19002 Engineering Analysis · suspension:rear
  • PE16013 Preliminary Evaluation · air bags
  • PE15019 Preliminary Evaluation · suspension:front:springs:coil springs
  • EA15003 Engineering Analysis · service brakes, hydraulic
  • PE14018 Preliminary Evaluation · service brakes, hydraulic:pedals and linkages

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2012 · powertrain 154 complaints, median 70,000 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2014 · powertrain 129 complaints, median 82,000 mi
  • 2013 · powertrain 70 complaints, median 85,904 mi
  • 2015 · powertrain 45 complaints, median 65,000 mi
  • 2014 · airbags 37 complaints, median 34,000 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a death. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.

Technical service bulletins

1,071 manufacturer service bulletins across 19 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2025: 4.4/5 · 11 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
  • 2024: 3.8/5 · 95 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
  • 2023: 4.0/5 · 37 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
  • 2022: 4.3/5 · 20 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
  • 2021: 3.9/5 · 31 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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