Nissan Leaf (30 Kw-hr Battery Pack) 2016

• Recall 233937 [USA]: Reduced defroster performance can limit visibility out of the windshield, increasing the risk of a crash.
  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."
  nissan 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.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Nhtsa.Gov.

• Recall 122201 [USA]: In the event of a crash, if the front passenger air bag doesn't deploy properly, it can increase the risk of injury to passengers.
  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.
  nissan 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.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

• Recall 108402 [USA]: If the wiring harness disconnects, the passenger air bag may not to deploy during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
  Nissan north america, inc. (nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016 leaf vehicles manufactured february 24, 2016, to march 23, 2016, and sentra vehicles manufactured february 9, 2016, to march 4, 2016. The wiring harness connector may disconnect from the dual-stage passenger air bag.
  nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the wiring harness connector for proper engagement and, if necessary, replace the passenger air bag module and main body harness, free of charge. The recall began on august 9, 2016. Owners may contact nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

• Recall 119665 [USA]: If the passenger frontal air bag does not deploy as intended in the event of a crash, the passenger is at an increased risk of injury.
  Nissan north america, inc. (nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 nissan maxima, 2013-2016 nissan altima, nv200, leaf, sentra, and pathfinder, 2014-2016 nissan nv200 taxi, infiniti qx60, qx60 hybrid, and q50 hybrid, 2014-2017 nissan rogue and infiniti q50, 2015-2016 nissan murano, murano hybrid, and chevrolet city express, 2014-2015 nissan pathfinder hybrid, and 2013 infiniti jx35 vehicles. In these vehicles, the front seat passenger occupant classification system (ocs) may incorrectly classify an adult passenger as a child or classify the seat as empty despite it being occupied. As a result, the passenger frontal air bag may be turned off and not deploy in the event of a crash.
  nissan will notify their owners. Chevrolet city express owners will be notified by general motors. Dealers will reprogram the air bag control unit (acu) and ocs electronic control unit (ecu) in altima, maxima, murano, rogue, and sentra vehicles, and replace the ocs ecu in leaf, nv200, nv200 taxi, pathfinder, infiniti q50, jx35, and qx60 and chevrolet city express vehicles, free of charge. Interim notices were sent to owners on may 31, 2016. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669, infiniti customer service at 1-888-833-3216 or chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

• Recall 2019044 [Canada]: Brakes
  Issue: when the car is parked in very cold temperatures for a long time, a relay in the brake system may freeze. If this happens, multiple brake warnings will stay on in the instrument cluster after the car is started. The driver may also notice a hard brake pedal. If the car is driven, this could cause an increase in stopping distance. Safety risk: an increase in stopping distance could create the risk of a crash. Corrective actions: the company will mail owners a letter explaining this problem. The letter will describe how the brake warnings work. Drivers should not drive the car if the warnings stay on. Nissan will provide a 4 year/80,000 km warranty extension to repair the problem with relay freezing.

• Recall 2017215 [Canada]: Airbag
  On certain vehicles, the passenger's frontal airbag may not deploy correctly due to an issue in manufacturing. As a result of long-term storage, there could be insufficient compression strength of the coolant within the inflator housing of the passenger's frontal airbag, which may cause the airbag to fail to deploy properly in the event of a crash (where deployment is warranted), which could increase the risk of injury to the front passenger occupant. Correction: dealers will replace the passenger's frontal airbag inflator.

• Recall 2016302 [Canada]: Airbag
  On certain vehicles, the wiring harness connector for the dual stage passenger airbag may not have been manufactured to specification, allowing the connector to become partially disconnected from the airbag. In the event of a crash, this could result in a non-deployment of the second stage of the airbag which could increase the risk of injury to the passenger. Correction: dealers will inspect for proper connection and replace the passenger airbag module and wiring harness as necessary.

• Recall 2016179 [Canada]: Seats and restraints
  On certain vehicles, a defect in the occupant classification system could allow an adult sitting in the front passenger seat to be classified as a child or an “empty seat”. This would suppress the airbag, which could increase the risk of injury in a crash. Correction: for affected altima, maxima, murano, rogue and sentra vehicles, dealers will reprogram the airbag control unit and the occupant classification system control unit. For affected leaf, nv200, pathfinder, q50 and jx35/qx60 vehicles, dealers will replace the occupant classification system electronic control unit.

To ensure accuracy and for your safety, it is recommended to do a free VIN recall check here or here [USA] - UK - Canada.

Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

• Pedestrian alert sounds investigation as of 20230127

  Nhtsa received a petition on or about july 18, 2022, requesting that federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the united states. The petition can be reviewed at nhtsa.Gov under odi number 11486072.Fmvss 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 kg or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after march 1, 2021.The petitioner asserts that hybrid and electric vehicles to which the standard does not apply should be found to contain a safety defect. In support of the petition, the petitioner includes findings contained in a bill introduced in the house of representatives in 2009, the pedestrian safety enhancement act of 2009, h.R. 734, 111th cong. (2009). A related bill, the pedestrian safety enhancement act of 2010, became law in january 2011 (pub. L. 111-373). The petitioner requests that nhtsa require all electric and hybrid vehicles comply with fmvss 141, regardless of production date.The defect petition has been opened to evaluate the issue and determine whether to grant or deny the petition.The associated product list is not exhaustive and may contain vehicles that are equipped with pedestrian alert sounds.
  

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Common OBD Error codes specific to this vehicle.

• B00A0 [4] Occupant Classification System (Subfault)
• B2840 [1] B2840
• B29C1 [1] B29C1
• P18A5 [1] P18A5
• P0456 [3] Evaporative Emissions System Small Leak Detected
• P0442 [2] Evaporative Emission Control System Leak Detected (small leak)
• P0455 [2] Evaporative Emission Control System Leak Detected (gross leak)
• P0603 [1] Internal Control Module Keep Alive Memory (KAM) Error
• P5879 [2] P5879

The nissan leaf was being driven on a 35 mph road in a hilly area. While going approximately 25 mph on a downhill curve coming up to a red light the driver applied the brakes and they did not engage with normal pressure. The driver then pushed the brake peddle all the way down to the floor before the vehicle begin to slowly stop causing the vehicle to go 10 feet past a red light into an intersection. The driver drove out of the intersection and tested the brakes again with the same results. The drivers spouse arrived to test the vehicle and verified the same results. The only way home was a very steep down hill so tow truck was called to pick up the vehicle and bring it to the nissan dealership the tow truck driver also verified the brakes were not engaging when he loaded the vehicle on the flatbed. When the vehicle arrived at the dealership and unloaded from the tow truck the brakes started working. The dealership tested the vehicle and verified the brakes passed inspection. Feeling unsafe to drive the vehicle the owner tried to convince the dealership to test more. They were not able to reproduce the issue. The owners reported to nissan of america customer service. Nissan of america said they had not heard of this type of issue and that if the dealership couldn't find anything there was nothing they could do. Since the dealership and corporate can not fix the car and do not want to further investigate the vehicle was towed to the owners house where it now sits unused.

The nissan leaf was being driven on a 35 mph road in a hilly area. While going approximately 25 mph on a downhill curve coming up to a red light the driver applied the brakes and they did not engage with normal pressure. The driver then pushed the brake peddle all the way down to the floor before the vehicle begin to slowly stop causing the vehicle to go 10 feet past a red light into an intersection. The driver drove out of the intersection and tested the brakes again with the same results. The drivers spouse arrived to test the vehicle and verified the same results. The only way home was a very steep down hill so tow truck was called to pick up the vehicle and bring it to the nissan dealership the tow truck driver also verified the brakes were not engaging when he loaded the vehicle on the flatbed. When the vehicle arrived at the dealership and unloaded from the tow truck the brakes started working. The dealership tested the vehicle and verified the brakes passed inspection. Feeling unsafe to drive the vehicle the owner tried to convince the dealership to test more. They were not able to reproduce the issue. The owners reported to nissan of america customer service. Nissan of america said they had not heard of this type of issue and that if the dealership couldn't find anything there was nothing they could do. Since the dealership and corporate can not fix the car and do not want to further investigate the vehicle was towed to the owners house where it now sits unused.

During conditions of low 12v battery charge, the vehicle will occasionally start, go into a drive mode ("r" or "d") but the brakes will not operate. I stress that this only happens when the 12v battery has low charge, but not too low that the vehicle will refuse to start. I am not the only person to report this. Note the comment about brakes failing in this posting: https://www.Mynissanleaf.Com/viewtopic.Php?F=30&t=12959&p=588304#P587949

During conditions of low 12v battery charge, the vehicle will occasionally start, go into a drive mode ("r" or "d") but the brakes will not operate. I stress that this only happens when the 12v battery has low charge, but not too low that the vehicle will refuse to start. I am not the only person to report this. Note the comment about brakes failing in this posting: https://www.Mynissanleaf.Com/viewtopic.Php?F=30&t=12959&p=588304#P587949

Tl* the consumer owned a 2016 nissan leaf. The consumer stated that while asleep at their residence, they were awoken by the police department who informed them that their vehicle was engulfed in flames. No injury was sustained. The fire department was contacted and extinguished the fire. A police report was filed. No medical attention was needed. First insurance was contacted and the vehicle was towed to a salvage yard. No dealer was contacted. The vehicle was deemed a total loss. The manufacturer was contacted and a case was opened. An investigation was also started. The failure mileage was approximately 22,000. *ln the consumer stated that though the manufacturer was made aware of the situation, however they are claiming no responsibility over the incident. The manufacture is claiming that the failure due to the defective installation of the original battery.*as *ln*jb

Tl* the consumer owned a 2016 nissan leaf. The consumer stated that while asleep at their residence, they were awoken by the police department who informed them that their vehicle was engulfed in flames. No injury was sustained. The fire department was contacted and extinguished the fire. A police report was filed. No medical attention was needed. First insurance was contacted and the vehicle was towed to a salvage yard. No dealer was contacted. The vehicle was deemed a total loss. The manufacturer was contacted and a case was opened. An investigation was also started. The failure mileage was approximately 22,000. *ln the consumer stated that though the manufacturer was made aware of the situation, however they are claiming no responsibility over the incident. The manufacture is claiming that the failure due to the defective installation of the original battery.*as *ln*jb

While driving at speeds of 70 mph, my car turns off in the middle of the highway! I have a video of this ordeal that i'd be happy to send over.

No brakes at startup. No previous problems. Drove 20 miles night before. Brake pedal went to floor while backing out of garage.

Brake stopped working while i was driving on san thomas expressway in santa clara city in california; i immediately switched to "park" and also used manual brake, eventually i managed to stop it; since it's blocking a lane, police came and towed the car to the dealership. Mileage is estimate since the car is still being repaired in the dealership.

I do not have much range. At 100% charged i'm getting a range of 64 miles. Considering the car only has 10k miles on it, that's terrible range. My car was sitting still, in park and turned on when i took this image.

Using the j-1772 charge port at a shopping mall while going for a walk; on sun 5/19 as we approached the car to leave, we noticed a strong electrical smell. I disengaged the charger, inspected it and saw no issues. Our car, however showed distortion in the port at the upper right. The next morning, 5/20, i took the car to the dealer, and had the certified leaf technician try to plug it in and check the charging. He found resistance as he tried to plug it in, looked at the distorted plastic, and said "you need to replace that port" it's june 1st today; the dealer said they had to contact nissan. After a week of no response or callback, i finally was told that we must have damaged it, and it wouldn't be covered. They had no basis for that assertion, and they offered no explanation or advice about the damage on the port. I've contacted nissan customer service, waiting to hear back from nissan warranty division. In the mean time, i'm charging with the chademo port whenever possible, and still using the j-1772, although with no explanation of what caused the problem i feel like it's a risk every time. Obviously the charging is basic for the vehicle's function.

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 nissan leaf. While driving in reverse, the brakes failed to engage when the brake pedal was depressed. The vehicle was towed to premier nissan of metairie (located at 6636 veterans memorial blvd, metairie, la 70003, (504) 455-5800) to be diagnosed, but a failure code could not be found. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided case number: 33554796. The approximate failure mileage was 14,000.

I haven't had an accident due to the brakes not working, but i have had similar issues that others are reporting. I've learned to not follow close at all. Mine is only at low speeds that i've noticed the lack of brakes. Seems random, cannot determine a specific speed or conditions that are common. It has happened since the beginning. Only at 13700 miles currently.

I had a brake failure at power on issue on my 2016 nissan leaf sl. Nothing on the dash alerted me. The brakes did work, but it seemed like no vacuum assist, so had to press really hard. Towed to a dealer. Replaced the 12v battery. Very scary, i rolled out into an intersection and luckily i was not in an accident or ran over a pedestrian.

My 2016 leaf sl was damaged in a fairly low speed collision during heavy office rush traffic (around 7:30am in the morning). When the car in front of me suddenly stopped, i also braked hard. At that time i heard abs like sound but the car did not actually stop, it kept on going and hit the car in front of me. I was too stressed out at the moment therefore i did not have time to think. Later on, i spent some time searching internet with search queries like 'nissan leaf brake problem' or 'nissan leaf did not brake' etc. I found multiple mentions of experiences very similar to mine. If you perform google search, you will see what i mean. Is there a way to look at the leaf onboard data to see what may have happened?

Car lost all break capabilities as i approached a traffic light. Brake pedal was loose and car would not engage breaks, loud crack sound on first pump before break was lost. Since i was going at low speed (30mph) i could employ manual break to stop vehicle. Break remain in failure state till on hour later when it seem to have returned.

On 6 occasions the brakes failed to work on first contact when attempting to come to a full stop at either a stop light or a stop sign on city streets. Releasing the brake pedal and reapplying the brakes finally brought the car to a stop. This happened to both my husband and myself and happened on both straight flat roads and downhill roads. This happened in both regenerative and non-regenerative braking but the worst failure happened in non-regenerative braking.

Battery degradation occurring much quicker than reasonably expected. Details follow. Car purchased in june 2016. After driving a total of 6,150 miles under conditions of moderate temperature, conservative driving (not exceeding 65 mph on the highway, using eco mode as recommended in the manufacturer's manual to enhance battery life) and rarely charging the battery to more than 80% nor making use of frequent quick-charging (also as recommended in manufacturer's manual), i noticed that 1 out of 12 "bars" of battery capacity were lost. Use of software to determine state of health (soh) of the battery indicated that after only 2,300 miles (and 4 months of ownership), soh was 89%. Most recently (nov. 2016), soh is less than 84%. Car is always kept in garage when not in use, never parked outside overnight. Contacted manufacturer in oct. 2016 and nov. 2017 about this problem. Service department declined to acknowledge any problems in oct. 2016 with soh was only 89%. Conclusion: since car has been driven and charged under optimal circumstances without any evidence of overheating while in owner's possession, it appears likely that there is either a defect in the battery per se or poor handling of the vehicle before time of sale. There is no way for a consumer get an accurate measure of battery capacity at the time of purchase. I can make a spreadsheet of battery soh over time as measured by 3rd party software available to nhtsa at your request.

My battery lost 2 of my 12 range bars and nissan does not see any of this as an issue, october 06, 2016 - 110 mile range march 04, 2017 - august 28, 2017 - 76 mile range ' 1 bar loss october 23, 2017 - 65 - 72 mile range ' 2 bar loss i can no longer make my commute after 1 year of usage. Leased 2016 nissan leaf october 8, 2016 dealer purchased from: avondale nissan [xxx] 10/8/2016 service date mileage charged 100% = range dealer name concern 10/8/2016 odomiter 110 miles avondale nissan battery depletes at a rapid pace when it reaches 20% charge, 3/17/2016 8,193 pinnacle nissan estimated for every mile driven it drops 5 miles in capacity. 8/5/2017 16,329 82 miles pinnacle nissan battery degradation 8/28/2017 17,296 72 miles avondale nissan battery degradation lost 1st bar 10/23/2017 19,623 68 miles avondale nissan battery degradation lost 2nd bar 38.18% range loss on battery in one year i find the dealership and nissan intentionally providing misleading and false information. Do i have any recourse in small claims or other actions. The lemon law will not work in this situation because they tell me it is not broke and they have not attempted to fix anything? Nissan claims this is normal and to be expected, who would buy that for over 30k. After two years of service what will happen to the battery degradation. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(b)(6). *tr

Traction motor inverter failure on 2016 nissan leaf. When this incident occurred, i was not able to charge or start the car.

While approaching an intersection in a busy area of san diego county, the brakes failed on my nissan leaf. The brake shuddered under my foot, much like anti-lock brakes do when they're engaged. After i felt the shuddering, the brake pedal went down but the vehicle did not decelerate as it normally would in response to braking. I tried the brake pedal a few times with no response, but the vehicle's momentum slowed enough for me to avoid a collision and continue on the road. As i came to a second intersection, i again tried the brakes and the vehicle did not respond. I used the emergency brake to stop the leaf at the intersection. I located an uphill driveway to a corporate parking location, and drove the vehicle very slowly to a parking spot. I intended to park the car and call a towing service, but when i once again tried the brake pedal the nissan leaf responded to the brakes and stopped in the parking spot. Because i was close to work and the brakes had re-engaged, i drove the vehicle to the parking lot at my office and later that day called nissan's consumer affairs line for the leaf (877-664-2738). I reported the issue to nissan, and they had the vehicle towed to a nearby nissan dealership. At this point in time, nissan is working with mossy nissan in poway, ca to try to diagnose the problem. Nissan opened case #27170321 on the issue. This is a fairly new vehicle (bought in september 2016), and i don't think there are any physical problems with the brake pads or mechanism. My best guess is that an electric/controller failure occurred with regenerative braking.

December 07, 2016 i bought nissan leaf 2016 in june 30, 2016. On november 29, 2016, it just stopped and not going in reverse or forward, just stay on neutral and park. It has two recalls issued by transport canada (# 2016179 an # 2016302). Nissan canada never send my any notification about recalls. On november 29, 2016 it was towed to the dealership, 401/dixie mississauga, on canada.Since then service department is working and after repeated call, they are unable to tell me whats wrong with the vehicle. They do not know how long it will take to fix the problem. I requested a replacement vehicle while they are fixing my vehicle and the request was denied. It look like a manufacturing defect associated with safety issue. Service department is not releasing any information about the problem.It is more than one week now. I hope this information may be helpful for owners and potential buyers.December 7, 2016 8:15 pm

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 nissan leaf. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v244000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 nissan leaf. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v244000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.