Two voluntary recalls have been issued due to air bubbles in some windshields manufactured for Nissan and Ford Motor Company.
Nissan issued a voluntary recall for certain 2025 Nissan Sentra vehicles on Nov. 20. According to its report to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), approximately 41,797 2025 Nissan Sentras may have visible air bubbles in the laminate layer of their windshields “due to a supplier production issue that has since been corrected.” Nissan issued the recall after determining the bubbling could violate Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for windshield visibility.
Nissan issued a recall on certain 2025 Nissan Sentras for bubbles in the windshields.
Nissan’s report states that on Aug. 25, a technician spotted air bubbles trapped between the layers of glass and polyvinyl butyral (PVB) film in the windshield of a 2025 Nissan Sentra during a routine yard audit at the Nissan Aguas II plant in Mexico. The automaker “quarantined the vehicle” and worked with Vitro, the part supplier listed in the report, to investigate.
The companies “conducted duplication testing” over the following weeks and found that the bubble-type delamination might have been caused by foreign particles trapped between the layers, separating them.
“[By October], investigation of the supplier’s assembly process determined that the root cause of the delamination was potentially caused by misaligned locator pins within the front windshield glass molds,” the report says. “Misalignment can result in uneven pressure distribution at the upper section of the windshield, which can impede proper air evacuation during assembly.”
This is the second recall involving OEM windshields within the past 90 days. Ford Motor Company issued a voluntary recall on Oct. 25. According to Ford’s NHTSA report, the recall impacted approximately 56,841 2025 and 2026 Lincoln Corsairs, Lincoln Aviators and Ford Explorers. Vitro also made these windshields.
Ford reported air bubbles in the acoustic layer of PVB in the affected windshields, most of which have heads-up display technology. Like Nissan, Ford’s investigation revealed flaws in the de-airing process during manufacture that led to bubbling.
“Ford’s engineering analysis suggests bubbles will manifest on a sunny day with ambient temperatures of 64 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, suggesting this condition will likely occur very early in the life of the vehicle,” the report says.
About 85% of bubbling claims filed on these Ford vehicles were placed within three months of the car being in service, according to the report.
Both Ford and Nissan’s reports instruct affected vehicle owners to take their cars to the dealer, which will inspect them for bubbling. If necessary, the windshields will be replaced “without charge.” Nissan’s report specifies that the replacement “may take two and a half hours to complete.”
