25V655000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:CHARGING:MODULE:SOFTWARE
A quick charging battery that overheats increases the risk of a fire.
2021 NISSAN LEAF
4 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 77 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints77
Complaints citing a crash6
Complaints citing a fire6
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 4 of 4
24V071000
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
A rearview camera that does not properly display an image can reduce the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.
23V494000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Unintentional acceleration can increase the risk of a crash.
23V048000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
Reduced defroster performance can limit visibility out of the windshield, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 31ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 12UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 8FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 6VISIBILITY/WIPER
- 5ENGINE
- 3POWER TRAIN
- 2AIR BAGS
- 2EXTERIOR LIGHTING
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2021 NISSAN LEAFs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.