Nissan Sentra Owners Manual: Vehicle identification

When traveling or registering your vehicle in another country

When planning to drive your NISSAN vehicle in another country, you should first find out if the fuel available is suitable for your vehicle’s engine. Using fuel with an octane rating that is t ...

Vehicle identification number (VIN) plate

The vehicle identification number (VIN) plate is attached as shown. This number is the identification for your vehicle and is used in the vehicle registration. Vehicle identification number (c ...

Other materials:

NISSAN Intelligent Key® (if so equipped)
Your vehicle can only be driven with the Intelligent Keys which are registered to your vehicle’s Intelligent Key components and NISSAN Vehicle Immobilizer System components. Never leave these keys in the vehicle. As many as 4 Intelligent Keys can be registered and used with one vehicle. The ...

P0420 Three way catalyst function
DTC Logic DTC DETECTION LOGIC The ECM monitors the switching frequency ratio of air fuel ratio (A/F) sensor 1 and heated oxygen sensor 2. A three way catalyst (manifold) with high oxygen storage capacity will indicate a low switching frequency of heated oxygen sensor 2. As oxygen storage c ...

Readiness for inspection/maintenance (I/M) test
Due to legal requirements in some states and Canadian Provinces, your vehicle may be required to be in what is called the “ready condition” for an Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) test of the emission control system. The vehicle is set to the “ready condition” when it is driven through c ...