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:
Precautions on child restraints
- Failure to follow the warnings and
instructions for proper use and installation
of child restraints could
result in serious injury or death of a
child or other passengers in a
sudden sto ...
Forward-facing child restraint installation using the seat belts
WARNING:
The three-point seat belt with Automatic
Locking Retractor (ALR) must be used
when installing a child restraint. Failure to
use the ALR mode will result in the child
restraint not be ...
Indicator lights
All-Wheel Drive (AWD) LOCK indicator light (AWD model)
This light illuminates when the ignition switch is
turned to the ON position, and turns off within 1
second.
When selecting the LOCK mode ...