Safety
The Sentra received a Good overall rating — the highest possible score — in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's frontal-offset and side-impact crash tests. It received the next-best score, Acceptable, in IIHS' rear-impact whiplash-injury test.
Standard safety features include side-impact airbags for the front seats, side curtain airbags for both rows and active front head restraints. Antilock brakes and an electronic stability system are optional.
Check out the Standard Equipment & Specs page for a full list of safety features.
See also:
Blocking wheels
Place suitable blocks 1 at both the front and
back of the wheel diagonally opposite the flat tire
2 to prevent the vehicle from moving when it is
jacked up.
WARNING
Be sure to block the wheel a ...
License plate bracket padding
1. License plate
2. Trunk
3. License plate frame
4. Padding
CAUTION
A license plate frame could vibrate and
cause noise or paint damage. To avoid
damage or noise, add a soft adhesive pad
wit ...
Too High to Handle
The numbers quantify the Spec V's main disappointments, but there was
something fundamentally wrong with the driving experience, and after days and
miles I finally concluded that the car is just t ...