Electrical complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2018 Nissan Leaf has 13 NHTSA electrical complaints and 0 electrical-related recalls.
13
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I was traveling north on Freeway 57 at approximately 70mph. The dash lit up red with 12v and chargin... |
| Feb 17, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Leaf. The contact stated that after his wife had parked in a parking ... |
| Jan 12, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Car was descending towards Kailua on the [XXX] on Oahu, HI. Dash lit up with warnings and accelerat... |
| Dec 11, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Leaf. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, there was a rapid batt... |
| Mar 28, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I was driving at 65 MPH on the freeway and the car was acting/driving normally. Without any warning ... |
| Aug 1, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Vehicle would rapidly suffer from a high energy drain when driving at freeway speeds. Range was redu... |
| Jan 15, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Hello NHTSA: I purchased a 2018 Nissan Leaf from Carvana on December 29, 2022. Within a short period... |
| Dec 20, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Leaf. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60-65 MPH u... |
| Nov 4, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | The PTC Heater and A/C compressor failed on my 2018 Nissan Leaf, just as the winter of 2022 was gett... |
| Nov 2, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Around 45 degree weather, while driving on the freeway, my electric battery mileage started to fluct... |
| Aug 13, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | 2 incidents have occurred with this vehicle. The first earlier this year (2021) is that upon slowly... |
| Jul 1, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | THE CONTROL PANEL TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY IN THE NISSAN LEAF (2018) HAS A DENIAL OF SERVICE VULNERABILIT... |
| May 12, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR STOPPED ITSELF SIMULATING A "SLAMMING ON THE BRAK... |