{"id":"2017_nissan_versa","make":"Nissan","make_slug":"nissan","model":"Versa","model_slug":"versa","year":2017,"url":"/nissan/versa/2017/","pts":["gas"],"configs":[{"id":38055,"model":"Versa","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (variable gear ratios)","cyl":4,"displ":1.6,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":31,"hwy":39,"comb":34,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Compact Cars","co2":260,"fe_score":8,"ghg_score":8,"fuel_cost":1850,"save_spend":2000,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"NSX","modified":"Tue Nov 22 00:00:00 EST 2016"},{"id":38056,"model":"Versa","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Manual 5-spd","cyl":4,"displ":1.6,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":27,"hwy":36,"comb":30,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Compact Cars","co2":296,"fe_score":7,"ghg_score":7,"fuel_cost":2100,"save_spend":750,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"NSX","modified":"Tue Nov 22 00:00:00 EST 2016"},{"id":38057,"model":"Versa","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic 4-spd","cyl":4,"displ":1.6,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":26,"hwy":35,"comb":29,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Compact Cars","co2":302,"fe_score":7,"ghg_score":7,"fuel_cost":2150,"save_spend":500,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"NSX","modified":"Tue Nov 22 00:00:00 EST 2016"}],"vclass":"Compact Cars","segment":"Compact car","recalls":[{"campaign":"18V551000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION","mfr":"Nissan North America, Inc.","reported":"2018-08-21","owner_notified":"2018-10-01","units":153047,"summary":"Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2017 Nissan NV200, Sentra, NV3500 Van, NV3500 Bus, NV200 Taxi, NV1500, NV2500 Van, Chevrolet City Express, 2017-2018 Frontier, Versa Note, and Versa Sedan vehicles that have a mechanical (physical) key ignition system.  In these models, over time, the weight on the key ring and road conditions or some other jarring event may cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position to the accessory position, turning off the engine.","consequence":"If the vehicle stalls, it can increase the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the production information on the ignition switch, and replace it as necessary, free of charge.  The recall began October 1, 2018.  Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669.","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.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"17V275000","component":"AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE","mfr":"Nissan North America, Inc.","reported":"2017-04-26","owner_notified":"2017-06-12","units":509,"summary":"Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2017 Versa, and Versa Note vehicles.  The ring plate that secures the air bag cushion to the passenger frontal air bag assembly may fail, possibly causing the air bag to deploy improperly in the event of a crash.","consequence":"In the event of a crash, if the passenger frontal air bag does not deploy as intended, it can increase the risk of injury.","remedy":"Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag module, free of charge.  The recall began June 12, 2016.  Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.","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.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"16V724000","component":"AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW","mfr":"Nissan North America, Inc.","reported":"2016-10-11","owner_notified":"2016-12-02","units":1754,"summary":"Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2017 Versa vehicles manufactured August 1, 2016, to August 16, 2016.  A seam in the fabric section of the side curtain air bags may tear during side curtain air bag deployment, potentially affecting the performance of the air bag.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 226, \"Ejection Mitigation\", and number 214, \"Side Impact Protection.\"","consequence":"In the event of a crash necessitating side curtain air bag deployment, if the side curtain air bags do not deploy as intended there would be an increased risk of injury.","remedy":"Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the left and right side curtain air bags, free of charge.  The recall began on December 2, 2016.  Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.","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.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":3,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":76,"grade":"C","complaints":{"count":72,"crash":11,"fire":0,"injured":10,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Air Bags",17],["Electrical System",13],["Power Train",13],["Unspecified",12],["Service Brakes",9],["Engine",9]],"by_year":{"2017":9,"2018":11,"2019":11,"2020":10,"2021":10,"2022":4,"2023":7,"2024":6,"2025":3,"2026":1},"excerpts":[["2025-11-23","Visibility/Wiper","To whom it may concern the tint on all four of my doors is obstructing my site with Windows up my back window has bubbles all through it. Mike Erdman Nissan has replaced that one one time and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s bubbled again. They refuse to replace the door window tint and said it was self inflicted. I have also tried to contact t\u2026"],["2025-05-28","Electrical System","On 3/21/25 I was informed by Malik's Auto Repair that I need my transmission replaced after a diagnostic of my car making a vacuum noise. After researching, I found that many Nissan vehicles have been experiencing this problem. I contacted Nissan and they informed me that no recall has been made for my make and model. \u2026"],["2024-11-21","Structure","Hood latch allowed hood to fly open at 30 mph, causing $3100 worth of damage to car, Potentially causing serious other vehicular/occupant injuries. Apparently the latch was inadvertently engaged, but the secondary latch did not hold and let the hood fly open. This incident happened 8/2023 but was not reported to Nissan\u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"EA21002","component":"AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE","opened":"2021-09-17","closed":"","campaign":"","subject":"Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture","summary":"From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate (\"PSAN\") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious or even fatal injury to vehicle occupants. See 2016 Blomquist Report at www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/documents/expert_report-hrblomquist.pdf.Consequently, all frontal inflators using propellant 2004 that do not contain a \"desiccant\" (a substa"}],"ncap":[{"desc":"4 DR FWD","overall":null,"frontal":4,"side":null,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.143,"seats":5,"fcw":"No","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"5 HB FWD","overall":null,"frontal":3,"side":null,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.147,"seats":5,"fcw":"No","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":34,"ncap":null,"complaints":72},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}