Brakes complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2014 Nissan Leaf has 15 NHTSA brakes complaints and 1 brakes-related recall.
15
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
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SERVICE BRAKES
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 LEAF vehicles manufactured November 19, 2012, to July 31, 2015. During ...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | The contact owns a 2014 Nissan Leaf. The contact stated that while his wife was reversing from the g... |
| Sep 19, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES | Complete braking system failure. After putting the car into reverse, only the emergency brake and ... |
| Nov 30, 2021 | SERVICE BRAKES | Brake Failure - ABS noise, there is zero brake action. Pedal goes all the way to the floor and nothi... |
| Apr 2, 2021 | SERVICE BRAKES | I WAS DRIVING MY 2014 NISSAN LEAF SL AT A LOW SPEED (5-10 MPH) WHEN THE BRAKES HAD A SUDDEN AND UNAN... |
| Jan 15, 2021 | SERVICE BRAKES | THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. FEW TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD, THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING A... |
| Nov 4, 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES | AFTER COMING FROM WORK (54 MILE BACK AND FORTH) ON 11/4/2020, PARKED 2014 LEAF SV AT THE DRIVEWAY FO... |
| Oct 11, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | UPON STARTING THE CAR IN THE PARKING LOT, THE BRAKE PRESSURE DID NOT RELEASE AS USUAL WHEN STARTING ... |
| Sep 24, 2018 | SERVICE BRAKES | DROVE VEHICLE FROM HOME TO DESTINATION 15 MILES AWAY WITH NO ISSUES. STOPPED AND TURNED OFF VEHICLE... |
| Dec 26, 2017 | SERVICE BRAKES | AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR THE BREAKS STARTED TO MAKE SOME NOISES WHEN ACTIVATED . I CHANGE MY ROUTE TO... |
| Jul 7, 2017 | SERVICE BRAKES | BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKES FAILED AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AS IT ROLLED INT... |
| May 5, 2016 | SERVICE BRAKES | BRAKE FAILURE. PRESSING ON BRAKES WITH NORMAL PRESSURE HAD NO EFFECT. PRESSING ON PEDAL VERY HARD ... |
| Jan 17, 2016 | SERVICE BRAKES | LOSS OF ALL BRAKING POWER DUE TO ABS FAILURE. |
| Oct 15, 2015 | SERVICE BRAKES | NISSAN DID NOT NOTIFY ME OF THIS RECALL OF THE LEAF WHICH WAS EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 26, 2016. WHEN I CA... |
| Feb 23, 2015 | SERVICE BRAKES | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN LEAF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE ON... |
| Nov 14, 2014 | SERVICE BRAKES | WHENEVER OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW +/- 38F, THE REGENERATIVE BRAKE SYSTEM BEHAVES VERY AGGRESSI... |