NHTSA Safety Recalls
Nissan Leaf Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 17 recall campaigns for the Nissan Leaf, across 8 model years from 2013 to 2021. The 2020 has the most (6); the fewest among years with a recall is 2021 (4).
No Nissan Leaf model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2015, is at 1.5×.
- Model years
- 8
- Recall campaigns
- 17
- Most recalls
- 2020
- Owner complaints
- 1,115
2013–2021, with a recall
6 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 1,115 complaints with NHTSA about the Nissan Leaf across 17 model years; the most, 260, concern the 2019.
Owners marked a crash on 66 of the Nissan Leaf complaints (6%) and a fire on 13.
Across all Nissan Leaf model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 530 complaints), then the service brakes (218).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Nissan Leaf in 2025: 278, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Nissan Leaf is equipment: other: owners/service/other manual, in 8 model-year listings.
The newest Nissan Leaf recall, 25V655000, was reported on September 30, 2025 and concerns the electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery.
Nissan Leaf years to avoid
The best-measured Nissan Leaf years are 2014 (0.5×), 2016 (0.6×) and 2021 (0.7×).
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | — | not ranked |
| 2025 | 0 | 7 | — | not ranked |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | — | not ranked |
| 2023 | 0 | 22 | — | not ranked |
| 2022 | 0 | 96 | 47 | 1.4× |
| 2021 | 4 | 57 | 18 | 0.7× |
| 2020 | 6 | 167 | 18 | 0.8× |
| 2019 | 5 | 260 | 29 | 1.0× |
| 2018 | 4 | 67 | 22 | 0.8× |
| 2017 | 0 | 17 | 8 | not ranked |
| 2016 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 0.6× |
| 2015 | 4 | 110 | 45 | 1.5× |
| 2014 | 6 | 34 | 16 | 0.5× |
| 2013 | 5 | 81 | 38 | 1.2× |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Nissan Leaf years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Nissan Leaf
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL8
- BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA7
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL4
- AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION4
- AIR BAGS3
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY3
- SERVICE BRAKES3
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE2
- HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER1
- VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR1
Nissan Leaf model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Nissan Leaf recall campaign (17)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25V655000September 30, 2025 | electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery | 2021 | fire | 19,077 |
| 24V700000September 19, 2024 | electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery | 2019–2020 | fire | 25,704 |
| 24V071000February 2, 2024 | back over prevention: sensing system: camera | 2018–2021 | crash | 57,914 |
| 23V494000July 17, 2023 | vehicle speed control | 2018–2021 | crash | 66,159 |
| 23V296000April 26, 2023 | equipment: other: owners/service/other manual | 2013–2016 | crash | 94,343 |
| 23V048000February 2, 2023 | equipment: other: owners/service/other manual | 2018–2021 | crash | 64,732 |
| 20V570000September 22, 2020 | visibility: glass, side/rear | 2020 | crash | 150 |
| 20V412000July 17, 2020 | back over prevention: sensing system: camera | 2020 | crash | 6,157 |
| 19V654000September 12, 2019 | back over prevention: sensing system: camera | 2018–2019 | crash | 1,228,830 |
| 17V253000April 13, 2017 | air bags | 2015–2016 | crash and injury | 30,038 |
| 16V436000June 15, 2016 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2016 | crash and injury | 4,355 |
| 16V244000April 26, 2016 | air bags: sensor: occupant classification | 2013–2016 | crash and injury | 3,296,947 |
| 16V119000February 29, 2016 | service brakes | 2013–2015 | crash | 46,859 |
| 14V263000May 16, 2014 | hybrid propulsion system: inverter | 2014 | crash | 196 |
| 14V192000April 16, 2014 | structure | 2014 | crash and injury | 211 |
| 14V138000March 25, 2014 | electrical system: software | 2013–2014 | crash and injury | 989,701 |
| 13V069000March 1, 2013 | air bags | 2013 | crash and injury | 82,038 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Nissan Leaf. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted