Nissan Exterior Lighting: Switch

Nissan is recalling about 807,376 vehicles over a problem with the exterior lighting. The brake lights may not illuminate, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
21V135000
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Reported
3 March 2021
Vehicles
807,376
Built between
Not published
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
1 July 2022
Repaired
58%
Unrepaired
335,606

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 2016-2019 Nissan Sentra

Repair progress

335,606 of 807,376 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2025.

58% repaired — 471,770 of 807,376 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

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 could happen

The brake lights may not illuminate, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Dealers will replace the brake light switch and install a protective grommet, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 1, 2022.

Parts involved

  • Grommet24268 6KE0AGrommet
  • Switch Assy-Stop Lamp25320 AX10AStop Lamp Switch

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA3 March 2021
  2. Owners notified1 July 2022
  3. Latest repair reportQ1 2025 — 58% repaired

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 3 March 2021.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800867-7769. Nissan's number for this recall is PM971.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
PM971
Recalling manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional 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.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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