2015 Nissan Versa Note problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Power Train (16) · Vehicle Speed Control (10) · Air Bags (9)
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
54 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (2)
Vehicle Speed Control:accelerator Pedal 2015-08-12 · campaign 15V507000 · 298,747 vehicles
Defect: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 Nissan Versa sedan vehicles manufactured June 9, 2011, to March 11, 2015, and 2014-2015 Nissan Versa Note vehicles manufactured April 23, 2013, to March 11, 2015. The affected vehicles have a center console trim panel that may catch the driver's shoe and delay the transition from the accelerator pedal to the brake pedal.
Risk: A delay in the application of the brake pedal would lengthen the distance needed to stop the vehicle and increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will modify the console trim panel, free of charge. The recall began on September 14, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Latches/Locks/Linkages 2015-07-21 · campaign 15V453000 · 6,595 vehicles
Defect: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2015 Nissan Rogue vehicles manufactured June 9, 2015, to June 10, 2015, and 2015 Nissan Sentra and Versa Note vehicles manufactured June 5, 2015, to June 13, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the driver side front and rear doors may not fully latch. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 206, "Door Locks and Door Retention Components."
Risk: A door that does not fully latch may result in the door opening while the car is moving. The distraction may increase the risk of a crash and/or a vehicle occupant may fall out of the vehicle if they are not wearing a seatbelt, increasing their risk of injury.
Fix: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the date, lot number, and cavity code on the left front and rear door latches, and replace them, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on August 31, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Service bulletins (163)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Structure:body 2026-04-13 · NTB09-131C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
certification label and vin plate replacement service information because of collision damage or other vehicle repair, a replacement “certification label” or “vin plate/label” may be needed. hint: certification label = fmvss (federal motor vehicle safety standards) label. these items may be availabl
Structure:body 2026-04-13 · NTB09-131C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
certification label and vin plate replacement service information because of collision damage or other vehicle repair, a replacement “certification label” or “vin plate/label” may be needed. hint: certification label = fmvss (federal motor vehicle safety standards) label. these items may be availabl
Air Bags 2024-09-19 · NTB19-071D · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
dtc b00a0-00 stored this bulletin has been amended. see amendment history on the last page. please discard previous versions of this bulletin. if you confirm dtc b00a0-00 (occupant detection sensor unit) is stored, and ocs zero point reset cannot be performed, (continued on the next page)
Electrical System 2024-05-21 · NTB13-107G · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
vehicle key not detected / authenticated, engine will not start this bulletin has been amended. see amendment history on the last page. please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
Electrical System 2024-05-21 · NTB13-027D · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
can communication – network diagnostic flow chart this bulletin has been amended. see amendment history on the last page. please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
Electrical System 2024-05-21 · NTB10-066C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
can communication codes – diagnostic tips and guidelines this bulletin has been amended. see amendment history on the last page. please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
Showing the 6 most recent of 163 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-07-21 · Unknown Or Other“the bolts that hold the mount to the trannsmission on keep coming out dropping the tranny breaking my axle 3 times now. it's a 2015 nissan versa note what suggestions do you have. because i'm pretty sure the trannsmission shouldn't fall out of any car. no matter the year.…”
2025-11-24 · Power Train:automatic Transmission“see attached document for complaint.…”
2025-09-12 · Service Brakes“the contact's brother rented a 2015 nissan versa note through turo. the contact stated that while her brother was driving at approximately 15 mph in a tunnel, the transmission was slipping, the brake pedal was depressed to the floorboard, and the vehicle unexpectedly rolled backwards while on an incline. the check engine warning light was illuminat…”
2024-09-23 · Power Train“only have 81000 miles on my versa took to shop and did diagnose on it said i need a new transmission i don’t even drive that much and quoted $8000 to replace it i called a transmission shop and they told me those cars are known to have bad transmission nissan needs to step up and admit the transmission or faulty …”
2024-06-27 · Steering“when driving the electric power steering began to malfunction in short periods of driving, making it very hard to drive safely. until a few weeks later the whole unit stopped working and the power steering light came on. this made it hard to steer in high and low speeds. this put my car and others at risk in lane changing and during turns because o…”
2024-05-17 · Structure · 76,000 mi“the contact owns a 2015 nissan versa note. the contact stated that upon entering the vehicle after a rainstorm, the contact became aware that the vehicle was flooded on the passenger side from water that had poured in the vehicle upon opening the door. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, who determined that the cowl panel drain was clogged. the ve…”
2024-04-22 · Steering“while i’m driving the car it starts swaying or jerking to the right sometimes to the left. mostly when i press the gas to go faster. it’s very scary and i’m afraid it will run me in a ditch or into another vehicle. …”
2023-07-09 · Unknown Or Other“transmission locked up and almost got me hit my 2015 versa note only has 67000 miles on it i’ve only had it 4 months and it’s not covered by warranty and even though i’m glad my kids were not in the car i’m not happy with the fact that the transmission issue is known but still being sold if i knew this was a possibility i would not have bought it…”
2022-10-06 · Unknown Or Other“these cars have known issues with the cvt transmissions. our car has 42k miles and is in need of a complete transmission replacement that nissan refuses to cover. our son was put in a dangerous situation driving in the way when the car began sputtering and losing power.…”
2022-05-20 · Vehicle Speed Control“las revoluciones no se quedan estable cuando estoy manejando, el vehículo empieza a dar jalones y podría ser la transmisión.…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.