Nissan Recalls 41,000 Sentras for Air Bubbles in Windshields That Could Obstruct Visibility

Nissan North America filed NHTSA recall campaign 25V807 in November 2025, covering approximately 41,000 model-year 2025 Nissan Sentras. The defect: air bubbles in the windshield glass that could scatter light and reduce driver visibility. Nissan planned to replace the windshields of all affected vehicles at no cost to the owner.

NHTSA recall report RCLRPT-25V807 says the air bubbles in the windshield glass could scatter light in ways that created glare or obscured the driver's field of vision, particularly in bright sunlight or at night with oncoming headlights. The defect originated in the manufacturing process at the glass supplier level, not in the vehicle assembly or dealer installation.

For auto glass shops, the Sentra recall was notable on several counts. First, it involved new-vehicle glass—a reminder that manufacturing quality control failures at OEM suppliers can affect glass installed at the factory, not just replacement glass installed in the field. Second, it created a pool of approximately 41,000 Sentra owners who would eventually have their windshields replaced through the recall process and, in many cases, would then need ADAS camera recalibration to restore full functionality of the Sentra's forward collision warning and lane departure warning systems.

Recalibration after a recall windshield replacement is not always handled by the dealer performing the replacement. In some cases, dealers outsource recalibration to third parties; in others, the customer is directed to an auto glass specialist. Shops that are aware of the Sentra recall and position themselves as recalibration-capable for this model are well-placed to capture that follow-on business.

The Nissan Sentra recall was also part of a broader December 2025 pattern of windshield recalls, including simultaneous recalls involving two automakers and a single glass manufacturer with air-bubble defects across multiple vehicle lines.

Glass quality in the supply chain remained an active concern heading into 2026. OEM suppliers, aftermarket glass manufacturers, and distributors all recognized that increasing ADAS requirements placed a higher optical and dimensional tolerance burden on windshield glass than had existed in earlier vehicle generations.