NHTSA Campaign 23V494000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NHTSA campaign 23V494000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the vehicle speed control. The repair is free.
Nissan North America, Inc filed the report for 23V494000 with NHTSA on July 17, 2023; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 23V494000, NHTSA lists up to 66,159 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 23V494000 were scheduled from August 30, 2023, 44 days after the report.
23V494000 covers 1 model from Nissan, model years 2018–2021.
Owners of the model years 23V494000 covers have filed at least 12 complaints naming the vehicle speed control, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 23V494000 vehicles, the 2018 Nissan Leaf has the most (12).
By potentially affected vehicles, 23V494000 ranks 53 of 209 Nissan North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 23V494000, Nissan North America, Inc has 1 other recall on the vehicle speed control on this site; the one before 23V494000 was 15V507000, reported on August 12, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- 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.
- The risk
- Unintentional acceleration can increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Dealers will reprogram the vehicle control module (VCM), free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 30, 2023. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R23A6.
Reported July 17, 2023
Vehicles covered by 23V494000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 23V494000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: July 17, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted