Nissan Leaf 2018–2025 (2nd gen, ZE1)

2025

No recorded issues.

2024

No recorded issues.

2023

• RecallEquipment: other: owners/service/other manual; visibility: defroster/defogger/HVAC system23V048000

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2023 LEAF vehicles. The Owner's Manual instructions for defroster operation are incorrect, and may result in reduced defroster performance under specific conditions. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federa

• RecallService brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings23V362000

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2023 LEAF vehicles. The right-hand brake tubes may have been damaged during production and could corrode, possibly causing a hole in the brake line and a brake fluid leak.

• RecallCruise control23V494000

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2023 LEAF vehicles. The vehicle may accelerate unintentionally if the driving mode is changed ("D" to "B"; e-Pedal "On"; or "ECO" mode) after disengaging the cruise control.

• Complaint clusterUnknown or other5 complaintscomplaints:UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  The image displayed on the dashboard when backing up is, occasionally, blank. This only happens sporadically. When it does happen, it is annoying and dangerous.

• Complaint clusterCruise control5 complaintscomplaints:VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  The vehicle has experienced approximately ten+ incidents while driving at freeway speeds on dry roads where the traction-control indicator illuminated and the vehicle unexpectedly lost power. During these events, the vehicle would not accelerate normally despite accelerator input, and vehicle speed

2022

• RecallEquipment: other: owners/service/other manual; visibility: defroster/defogger/HVAC system23V048000

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2023 LEAF vehicles. The Owner's Manual instructions for defroster operation are incorrect, and may result in reduced defroster performance under specific conditions. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federa

• RecallCruise control23V494000

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2023 LEAF vehicles. The vehicle may accelerate unintentionally if the driving mode is changed ("D" to "B"; e-Pedal "On"; or "ECO" mode) after disengaging the cruise control.

• RecallBack over prevention: sensing system: camera24V071000

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2022 LEAF vehicles. Damage to the camera harness can cause distortion or loss of the rearview camera display image. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear

• RecallElectrical: propulsion system: charging: module: software; electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery25V655000

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2021-2022 LEAF vehicles equipped with a Level 3 quick charging port. The lithium-ion battery may overheat during Level 3 charging.

• Complaint clusterElectrical55 complaintscomplaints:ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I am submitting this complaint regarding a manufacturer‑performed recall on my 2022 Nissan LEAF that resulted in a complete loss of charging capability immediately after Nissan applied its software update. Prior to the recall, the vehicle operated normally and had no charging issues. Following the

• Complaint clusterUnknown or other15 complaintscomplaints:UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I am writing to formally document a catastrophic safety failure involving my vehicle, a Nissan LEAF, which resulted in a total vehicle fire, the destruction of personal property, and severe risk to human life. Prior to this incident, the vehicle had operated without issue. However, the vehicle becam

• Complaint clusterPowertrain10 complaintscomplaints:POWER TRAIN

  My car all of a sudden lost drive power while I was driving up Parleys Canyon on I-80. My car started slowing down in traffic rapidly and I had to make emergency maneuvers to get to the side of the road. After the incident the car had trouble accelerating and couldn't keep up with traffic to get it

• Complaint clusterBrakes5 complaintscomplaints:SERVICE BRAKES

  I was at a red light on a slight decline with my foot on the regular brake. I am 99% certain the Epedal was on. Something startled me and I took my foot off the regular brake, but the Epedal should have held the car still. It didn't, and I rolled into a Jeep SUV, smashing in the front of my car whe

2021

• RecallEquipment: other: owners/service/other manual; visibility: defroster/defogger/HVAC system23V048000

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2023 LEAF vehicles. The Owner's Manual instructions for defroster operation are incorrect, and may result in reduced defroster performance under specific conditions. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federa

• RecallCruise control23V494000

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2023 LEAF vehicles. The vehicle may accelerate unintentionally if the driving mode is changed ("D" to "B"; e-Pedal "On"; or "ECO" mode) after disengaging the cruise control.

• RecallBack over prevention: sensing system: camera24V071000

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2022 LEAF vehicles. Damage to the camera harness can cause distortion or loss of the rearview camera display image. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear

• RecallElectrical: propulsion system: charging: module: software; electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery25V655000

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2021-2022 LEAF vehicles equipped with a Level 3 quick charging port. The lithium-ion battery may overheat during Level 3 charging.

• Complaint clusterElectrical30 complaintscomplaints:ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  Recall for FAST CHARGE LEVEL 3 CHADEMO has been issued for over 6 months. I am advised not to fast charge due to risk of devastating fire. Very dangerous to continue to use this car in an urban setting. Buyback was denied and told to wait for a fix. No fix yet! I can't get out of Philadelphia in thi

• Complaint clusterUnknown or other8 complaintscomplaints:UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  A recall fix was done for the back up camera about a year ago. That was a national recall for an issue with the system. My car started the same exact issue about 3 weeks ago. No back up camera, pink or blue screen, glitchy. I contacted Nissan about it and it didn't seem like they wanted to make the

2020

• RecallBack over prevention: sensing system: camera20V412000

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020 LEAF electric vehicles. Under certain circumstances, the images for the back-up camera can disappear while in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibilit

• RecallVisibility: glass, side/rear20V570000

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020 Altima, Maxima and Leaf vehicles. The rear window glass may not remain properly secured to the vehicle.

• RecallEquipment: other: owners/service/other manual; visibility: defroster/defogger/HVAC system23V048000

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2023 LEAF vehicles. The Owner's Manual instructions for defroster operation are incorrect, and may result in reduced defroster performance under specific conditions. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federa

• RecallCruise control23V494000

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2023 LEAF vehicles. The vehicle may accelerate unintentionally if the driving mode is changed ("D" to "B"; e-Pedal "On"; or "ECO" mode) after disengaging the cruise control.

• RecallBack over prevention: sensing system: camera24V071000

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2022 LEAF vehicles. Damage to the camera harness can cause distortion or loss of the rearview camera display image. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear

• RecallElectrical: propulsion system: charging: module: software; electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery24V700000

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2019-2020 LEAF vehicles equipped with a Level 3 quick charging port. The lithium-ion battery may overheat during Level 3 charging.

• Complaint clusterElectrical117 complaintscomplaints:ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  The contact owns a 2020 Nissan Leaf. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the local dealer to be repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V700000 (Electrical System). The contact stated that 100 miles of using the ED system, the power reduced message was displayed. The contact stated that

• Complaint clusterUnknown or other14 complaintscomplaints:UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I own a 2020 Nissan Leaf S with the fast-charge (CHAdeMO) package, which is affected by the battery/fast-charge recall (Manufacturer Recall Number R24B2, NHTSA Recall Number 24V-700). This recall restricts or disables DC fast charging, substantially limiting the vehicle’s usability and functionality

• Complaint clusterFuel and propulsion13 complaintscomplaints:FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  We were asked by Nissan corporate to bring in the vehicle for a safety recall related to the battery. The Nissan dealership updated the battery software then gave the vehicle back to us. However, as soon as we drove away the dash lit up with warning lights. We were on the freeway so we pulled over.

• Complaint clusterPowertrain13 complaintscomplaints:POWER TRAIN

  Regarding Nissan Safety Recall 24V-700 / Campaign R24B2. After the recall remedy was performed on my 2020 LEAF in June I experienced the "Service EV System" message during normal highway driving on 8/1/26. I have an invoice from the dealership that documented logged safety recall code P33ED along wi

2019

• RecallBack over prevention: sensing system: camera19V654000

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX80 vehicles. Additio

• RecallEquipment: other: owners/service/other manual; visibility: defroster/defogger/HVAC system23V048000

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2023 LEAF vehicles. The Owner's Manual instructions for defroster operation are incorrect, and may result in reduced defroster performance under specific conditions. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federa

• RecallCruise control23V494000

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2023 LEAF vehicles. The vehicle may accelerate unintentionally if the driving mode is changed ("D" to "B"; e-Pedal "On"; or "ECO" mode) after disengaging the cruise control.

• RecallBack over prevention: sensing system: camera24V071000

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2022 LEAF vehicles. Damage to the camera harness can cause distortion or loss of the rearview camera display image. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear

• RecallElectrical: propulsion system: charging: module: software; electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery24V700000

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2019-2020 LEAF vehicles equipped with a Level 3 quick charging port. The lithium-ion battery may overheat during Level 3 charging.

• Complaint clusterElectrical165 complaintscomplaints:ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  My vehicle is subject to open NHTSA Recall 24V-700 (Nissan internal R24B2), for excessive lithium deposits in HV battery cells causing rapid heating during Level 3 DC fast charging, with a stated fire risk. At approximately 112,000 miles, my vehicle displayed the warning "Service EV System. Unable

• Complaint clusterUnknown or other32 complaintscomplaints:UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  This car has turned off on me randomly 3 times. I have taken it twice now to the dealership and each time they have found “nothing wrong with the car”. All of the recalls and maintenance on the car have continuously been done. The most recent recall was already done on it 2 days ago. The information

• Complaint clusterFuel and propulsion17 complaintscomplaints:FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  MANUFACTURER RECALL CAMPAIGN: Nissan R24B2 / NHTSA Campaign 24V-700 VEHICLE: 2019 Nissan LEAF (13,801 original miles) SUMMARY OF SAFETY DEFECT & REMEDY FAILURE: The manufacturer's safety recall software remedy has failed to stabilize or remedy a known high-voltage battery defect under real-world dr

• Complaint clusterPowertrain12 complaintscomplaints:POWER TRAIN

  The Nissan safety recall 24V-700 has been languishing for 18 months, and Nissan has not repaired our vehicle. We are unable to drive it safely for distance travel because we are unable to use rapid DC chargers due to risk of fire. We are extremely frustrated with Nissan’s failure to act and address

• Complaint clusterVisibility/wiper10 complaintscomplaints:VISIBILITY/WIPER

  While driving during rainy conditions on January 19, the windshield wipers stopped working, resulting in obstructed view through front windshield while driving in the rain. Following, they worked intermittently for a week and then stopped working altogether. The exact failure has not been identified

2018

• RecallBack over prevention: sensing system: camera19V654000

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX80 vehicles. Additio

• RecallEquipment: other: owners/service/other manual; visibility: defroster/defogger/HVAC system23V048000

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2023 LEAF vehicles. The Owner's Manual instructions for defroster operation are incorrect, and may result in reduced defroster performance under specific conditions. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federa

• RecallCruise control23V494000

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2023 LEAF vehicles. The vehicle may accelerate unintentionally if the driving mode is changed ("D" to "B"; e-Pedal "On"; or "ECO" mode) after disengaging the cruise control.

• RecallBack over prevention: sensing system: camera24V071000

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2022 LEAF vehicles. Damage to the camera harness can cause distortion or loss of the rearview camera display image. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear

• Complaint clusterElectrical15 complaintscomplaints:ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  This is the second high-voltage traction battery failure on this vehicle. The original HV battery failed and was replaced by Nissan under warranty at an authorized dealer on XXX, at approximately 59,000 miles. The Nissan-manufactured replacement pack has now failed after approximately 16 months in s

• Complaint clusterBrakes14 complaintscomplaints:SERVICE BRAKES

  vehicle brakes went out on the driver during normal operation.

• Complaint clusterCruise control9 complaintscomplaints:VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  On 1/6/2026, as I slowed down as I was turning into my parking lot. I had Eco and e-pedal ON for regenerative braking. As I was turning into the parking lot, the car suddenly accelerated, went over the curb, across the street, over another curb before finally stopping after colliding with a structur

• Complaint clusterSteering5 complaintscomplaints:STEERING

  I did not have an incident(accident), I noticed issues with my car, that seem to be prevalent with other Nissan Vehicles. This report is mostly proactive. I took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection and repair however was unable to come to a conclusion due to multiple inspection charges done by