2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2023 Nissan Leaf. Owners have filed 20 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Nissan dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2023 Nissan Leaf. Check your Leaf by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 20 complaints with NHTSA about the 2023 Nissan Leaf, reporting 6 crashes. Nissan has issued at least 57 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Owners have filed 20 complaints with NHTSA about the 2023 Nissan Leaf. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“The contact owns a 2023 Nissan Leaf. The contact stated that while driving at low speeds in a parking area, the vehicle suddenly accelerated on its own. As a result, the contact lost control of the vehicle and came to a complete stop after colliding with another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11588673
“After backing up and then putting the car in Drive, without warning the car accelerated uncontrollably accelerted, spun around twice and struck another vehicle before stopping.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11587779
“I pulled into a parking spot and to ensure I stopped when I wanted to, I braked. The car accelerated, smashing into a building. I always drive in eco mode and generally use the e-pedal which was on at the time. I'm not sure if either or a combination of those may have been a factor in what happened.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11578514
“The contact owns a 2023 Nissan Leaf. The contact stated that while in the drive position, the vehicle erroneously accelerated backward and crashed into a second vehicle that was also parked in the driveway. No injuries were reported and no police report was taken.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11552876
“Soon after I leased this Leaf, I noticed shifting interference. It grew steadily worse over the 3 or so months I kept the Leaf. Toward the end of that time period, it took a great deal of maneuvering of the shift knob to get into the correct direction.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11548857
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2023 Nissan Leaf is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Nissan dealer.