2023 Nissan Versa problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Vehicle Speed Control (13) · Power Train (7) · Engine (5)
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Safety recalls (1)
Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module 2024-02-27 · campaign 24V154000 · 351 vehicles
Defect: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2024 Titan, Frontier, Infiniti QX60, Pathfinder, 2023-2024 Sentra, Versa, Kicks, Infiniti QX50, and 2023 Rogue vehicles. Due to a manufacturing issue, the driver's air bag inflator may absorb moisture, and cause the air bag to deploy improperly.
Risk: An air bag that deploys improperly may not protect the driver as intended during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will replace the front driver's air bag assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 10, 2024. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's numbers for this recall are PD103, PD104, and PMA34.
Service bulletins (50)
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
Service Brakes 2025-02-20 · NTB19-042F · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
automatic emergency braking warning light blinking applied systems: vehicles equipped with a lane camera (see figure 1) service information if the automatic emergency braking (aeb) warning light or is blinking (but not illuminated steadily) or the customer states it is blinking, and there are no rel
Service Brakes 2025-02-20 · NTB19-033G · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
intelligent cruise control inoperative and aeb/feb warning light on or radar obstruction message displayed with dtc c1a16 or c2582 if you confirm important: the purpose of action (on the next page) is to give you a quick idea of the work you will be performing. you must closely follow the entire ser
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 2024-08-15 · NTB22-027B · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
dtc b2e01-96 (internal battery) stored as current in ivc this bulletin has been amended. see amendment history on the last page. please discard previous versions of this bulletin. service information the applied vehicles that come equipped with a factory installed sos switch, located near the overhe
Showing the 6 most recent of 50 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2025-10-06 · Vehicle Speed Control“i'm an employee at a driving school in colorado and have experienced numerous occasion when loss of power is experienced. the most recent was in 10/05/2025 at 02:10pm. no warning light came on. the car was not accelerating more then 18mph. this issue is concerning. we have students driving for the first time that are affected by this nissan versa …”
2025-06-08 · Engine“recently began driver training on this vehicle with my son (at approximate vehicle mileage of 12,500). vehicle is manual transmission and had never previously been stalled. once vehicle had been stalled during driver training, reduced vehicle power was available, creating an unsafe condition when attempting to merge into traffic or driving on an u…”
2025-05-28 · Unknown Or Other“i purchased my 2023 nissan versa on december 30th, 2023. since then i had two incidents occur where the car turned off suddenly while in drive. the first incident occurred april 15th, 2024. as i slowed down to stop at a red light then my engine suddenly shut off and the oil and battery light came on. after panicking for about a minute, i tried turn…”
2025-05-05 · Power Train“this problem has occurred several times since the car was bought new in 2023: the driver is at a red light. when the light changes, the driver depresses the accelerator and the car accelerates very slowly. the rpm go very high and the car will not drive faster than 30 mph. after the car is parked, turned off, and left for several minutes, it st…”
2025-04-25 · Power Train“car sometimes stall after releasing clutch too soon on first gear and goes into limp mode. luckily i haven’t gotten hit from behind yet when this has happened but came close multiple times. the limp mode is what scares me that i will get into an accident.…”
2025-02-24 · Engine“car has manual transmission: if engine stalls from starting on a hill or any other reason, when restarted it runs on limp mode with severe loss of power. problem usually resolves on next restart, but may take up to 2 restarts to resolve. issue was reported to buckeye nissan, hilliard ohio on 11/08/23. at that date it had occurred 3 times in the …”
2025-01-29 · Power Train“accelerated from a stop sign on a hill. heard something snap up front and the car rolled backwards. luckily no one was behind me. had car towed to nissan dealer in frederick md where we bought it. the transmission and left drive axle were replaced under warranty. …”
2024-12-29 · Fuel/Propulsion System“what component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? i would like to add my experience to others that are currently being investigated under nhtsa investigation pe24007. i have the same experience with my versa - after the vehicle stalls, it is significantly under-powered and even with the throttle com…”
2024-12-20 · Vehicle Speed Control“i am adding my own experience to previous reports of the car entering limp mode after popping the clutch. it has happened to me three or four times: when the car has accidentally stalled and turned off, after turning the car back on, the car accelerates very slowly, much slower than normal. typically, this problem resolves at the end of a trip afte…”
2024-11-07 · Engine“i went to take off and cross traffic and lost all power to my car it would barley move. i was almost hit by a semi truck. this is not the first time this has happened either. my car is barely a year old. it had no warning light on or anything. i have to stop, shut my car off, take the keys out and let it set then restart it for it to start working …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.