Almost 42,000 2025 Nissan Sentras Recalled As a result of Their Windshields Might Have Unlawful Bubbles In Them

We cowl a good quantity of recall bulletins that handle an array of unusual manufacturing defectshowever this one would possibly rise to the highest of that checklist. Nissan is recalling 41,797 2025 Centered as a result of they could have seen air bubbles within the laminate layer of the entrance windshield. Whereas this does not essentially sound catastrophic, relying on the placement of the air bubbles the situation might not adjust to Federal Motor Automobile Security Normal (FVMSS) 205. This commonplace prohibits bubbles or defects that reach past 13 mm from the outer fringe of the windshield, as it could impair the motive force’s ahead visibility, which is dangerous.

The excellent news is that Nissan estimates that solely 2.2% of the 41,797 Sentras included on this recall are literally bothered with the defect, and primarily based on provider information, no different Nissan or Infiniti autos are affected. Sellers ought to already be notified of the recall, and Sentra homeowners ought to already be capable of enter their VIN into the NHTSA recall instrument to see if their automotive is included within the recall.

The treatment for the recall is simple: sellers will examine the windshield for air bubbles, and in the event that they’re detected, they’ll substitute the windshield freed from cost for each elements and labor. Nissan estimates the alternative ought to take round 2.5 hours, so it should not trigger a lot disruption for homeowners.

The defect was first reported throughout a routine yard audit at Nissan’s Aguascalientes, Mexico plant, when a technician recognized air bubbles trapped between the 2 sheets of glass and the Polyvinyl Butyral (PVB) movie on the entrance windshield of a 2025 Sentra. Nissan then launched an investigation along with the provider Vitro, which discovered the bubble kind delamination was probably brought on by international particles trapped between the glass sheets and the PVB movie, which can create separation between the elements, ensuing within the bubbles. The foundation trigger was probably resulting from misaligned locator pins inside the entrance windshield glass molds, although the difficulty was corrected.

Nissan plans to inform homeowners of the recall on January 15, 2026, although VINs are already searchable on the NHTSA web site. Nissan isn’t conscious of any guarantee claims, accidents, or accidents associated to the difficulty.