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.

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    Activating Around View Monitor
    Selector lever operation: - When the selector lever is shifted into the “R” (Reverse) position (1 ) while a screen other than the Around View Monitor A is displayed, Around View Monitor is ...

    Headlights
    Replacing the xenon headlight bulb (if so equipped) HIGH VOLTAGE: When xenon headlights are on, they produce a high voltage. To prevent an electric shock, never attempt to modify or disassembl ...

    Front seat-mounted side-impact supplemental air bag and roofmounted curtain side-impact supplemental air bag systems
    The side air bags are located in the outside of the seatback of the front seats. The curtain air bags are located in the side roof rails. These systems are designed to meet voluntary guidelines t ...