Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

2017 Nissan Leaf

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
16
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
76
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

16 filed
2
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • AIR Bags
    4
  • Electrical System
    3
  • FUEL/PROPULSION System
    3
  • Unknown OR Other
    3
  • VISIBILITY/WIPER
    2
  • Power Train
    2
  • Service Brakes
    2
  • STRUCTURE:BODY
    2

Recalls

3 campaigns
23V296000·EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL 2023-04-26

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2013-2017 LEAF vehicles. The Owner's Manual instructions for defroster operation are incorrect and may result in reduced defroster performance under specific conditions. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 103, "Windshield Defrosting and Defogging Systems."

RiskReduced defroster performance can limit visibility out of the windshield, increasing the risk of a crash.

FixNissan will mail an addendum with updated instructions on how to operate the defroster, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed May 26, 2023. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R23A1.

23V296000·VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM2023-04-26

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2013-2017 LEAF vehicles. The Owner's Manual instructions for defroster operation are incorrect and may result in reduced defroster performance under specific conditions. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 103, "Windshield Defrosting and Defogging Systems."

RiskReduced defroster performance can limit visibility out of the windshield, increasing the risk of a crash.

FixNissan will mail an addendum with updated instructions on how to operate the defroster, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed May 26, 2023. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R23A1.

17V253000·AIR BAGS2017-04-13

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2017 LEAF and 2014, 2016 and 2017 Sentra vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error within the air bag inflators, the passenger frontal air bag may not properly deploy in the event of a crash.

RiskIn the event of a crash, if the front passenger air bag doesn't deploy properly, it can increase the risk of injury to passengers.

FixNissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began June 7, 2017. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
DP22005·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM2023-01-27 → 2023-08-07

Pedestrian alert sounds

Led to recall22V063000

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