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2015 Nissan Versa Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2015 Nissan Versa has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 298,747 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 261 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 15V507000 2015-08-12 298,747 affected
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…

Consequence

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.

Remedy

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.

Complaints by component

POWER TRAIN
47
1crashes1injuries
ENGINE
26
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
26
1crashes
AIR BAGS
25
13crashes22injuries
STEERING
20
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
18
1crashes1fires1injuries1deaths
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
17
1fires
SERVICE BRAKES
17
4crashes1fires4injuries1deaths
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
12
1crashes
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
11
2crashes2injuries
Total complaints261

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“2015 nissan versa 83,850 odometer reading complaint: safety for other individuals driving similar vehicles. Daughter was driving recently on 91 freeway in long beach, ca extremely busy highway on a friday afternoon. Driving in the middle lane the cars forward movement stopped but car still…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2026-03-12

“The vehicle experienced a failure of the transmission/cvt transmission system and is available for inspection upon request. Prior to the failure, the vehicle began showing symptoms including hesitation while accelerating, jerking, slipping between gears, and delayed response when pressing the gas…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2026-02-22

“My skid mark symbol comes on, does not go off until 2or 3 days later. My nissan will not accelerate over 20 miles per hour. I have had mu vehicle checked several times at the grainger nissan dealership several times within the past 4 years after they installed a new transmission. They found and…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2025-12-08

“My skid mark symbol comes on, does not go off until 2or 3 days later. My nissan will not accelerate over 20 miles per hour. I have had mu vehicle checked several times at the grainger nissan dealership several times within the past 4 years after they installed a new transmission. They found and…”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · reported 2025-12-08

“I was driving on the highway and my hood came up and hit my windshield. The windshield was cracked. The hood brackets were bent and the hood was dented. A trooper arrived on scene. The hood was tied down with bracing and needs repair. The hood latch gave way.”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2025-10-22

“The ps warning light has been coming on intermittently. The power steering goes out and the vehicle is hard to steer. My safety and others are put at risk if I lose power steering. We have done research online and plan to take it to a dealership to confirm the exact issue. The ps warning light has…”

STEERING · reported 2025-09-01

“The contact owned a 2015 nissan versa. The contact stated that her vehicle had caught fire while parked in her driveway. The contact stated that the fire department was called and extinguished the fire. The contact was unsure if the fire department used water or chemicals to extinguish the fire.…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2025-07-12

“The arm that comes in from the firewall of the clutch master cylinder that has the little plastic clip that attaches to the rod of the clutch pedal, constantly pops off leaving you with complete loss of control of your car. This is a known issue by all nissan versa owners!! This faulty issue has…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2025-01-13

Defect investigations

Investigation EA15003 Opened 2015-04-01 · closed 2015-09-01

Pedal Operation Interference

On August 11, 2015, Nissan North America, Inc., submitted a Defect Information Report (DIR) describing a condition that may impede the driver's ability to transition quickly and smoothly from the accelerator pedal to the brake pedal in certain model year (MY) 2012 through 2015 Nissan Versa Sedans and MY 2014 through…

Investigation EA15003 Opened 2015-04-01 · closed 2015-09-01

Pedal Operation Interference

On August 11, 2015, Nissan North America, Inc., submitted a Defect Information Report (DIR) describing a condition that may impede the driver's ability to transition quickly and smoothly from the accelerator pedal to the brake pedal in certain model year (MY) 2012 through 2015 Nissan Versa Sedans and MY 2014 through…

Investigation EA15003 Opened 2015-04-01 · closed 2015-09-01

Pedal Operation Interference

On August 11, 2015, Nissan North America, Inc., submitted a Defect Information Report (DIR) describing a condition that may impede the driver's ability to transition quickly and smoothly from the accelerator pedal to the brake pedal in certain model year (MY) 2012 through 2015 Nissan Versa Sedans and MY 2014 through…

Investigation EA21002 Opened 2021-09-17 · open

Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture

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…

Investigation EA21002 Opened 2021-09-17 · open

Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture

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…

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2015 Nissan Versa as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.