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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has awarded the 2018 Nissan Kicks and 2018 and 2019 Sentra with its Top Safety Pick award when the cars are equipped with specific features.
Nissan's 2019 Sentra is adding a revamped NissanConnect infotainment system with Apple CarPlay on most models, and will retail for $800 more than the 2018 model, Nissan has announced.
Nissan's Sentra compact sedan adds enhancements for 2018 including automatic emergency braking and a back-up camera and will retail for $17,875, which is unchanged from 2017.
The safety feature will be offered as standard equipment on 2018 Rogue, Altima, Murano, Leaf, Pathfinder, Maxima and Sentra models.
Set to begin June 11, the recall covers more than 25,000 vehicles in the 2014 to 2017 model years.
Nissan's base model 2017 Sentra will retail for $18,825, which represents a $360 increase from the outgoing model, NIssan has announced. Nissan is adding the SR turbo model for 2017.
Set to get under way in late August, the recall covers more than 1,500 cars in the 2016 model year.
The automaker warns against using the front-passenger seat belt brackets in these cars to secure a child restraint system. The recall covers 622,110 vehicles.
In these vehicles, the occupant classification system may not function properly and may mistakenly disable the passenger air bag.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety names the two models Top Safety Pick+ award winners after they excel in crash tests and front crash prevention evaluations.