NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 Nissan Leaf Recalls
The 2020 Nissan Leaf has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 19, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 Nissan Leaf. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 167
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2020 Nissan Leaf, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2020 Nissan Leaf
Electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery
- Campaign
- 24V700000
- Reported
- September 19, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 25,704
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Leaf
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 24V071000
- Reported
- February 2, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 57,914
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2019, 2021 Leaf
Vehicle speed control
- Campaign
- 23V494000
- Reported
- July 17, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 66,159
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2019, 2021 Leaf
Equipment: other: owners/service/other manual
- Campaign
- 23V048000
- Reported
- February 2, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 64,732
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 103, windshield defrosting and defogging
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2019, 2021 Leaf
Visibility: glass, side/rear
- Campaign
- 20V570000
- Reported
- September 22, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 150
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 20V412000
- Reported
- July 17, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,157
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- only the 2020 Nissan Leaf
2020 Nissan Leaf complaints by year
NHTSA has received 167 owner complaints about the 2020 Nissan Leaf, the newest on October 6, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (1%).
In complaints about the 2020 Nissan Leaf, the component group named most often is the electrical system (74%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (21%) and the power train (8%).
1 of the 2020 Nissan Leaf's 6 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2020 Nissan Leaf owners gave the mileage (15 complaints), the median was 12,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System123
- Fuel/Propulsion System35
- Unknown Or Other23
- Power Train14
- Engine8
- Forward Collision Avoidance7
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 85 | |
| 2026 | 55 |
Complaints about the 2020 Nissan Leaf peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 85. 11% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2020 vehicles, the 2020 Nissan Leaf drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Nissan Leaf year in the same window: 7th highest of the 11 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 167 complaints about the 2020 Nissan Leaf are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Leaf by model year
Other 2020 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: October 6, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted