2015 Nissan Leaf: raw data

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vehicle2015 / nissan / leaf
known issues6 clusters (reviewed 2026-07-30)
complaints110 on file (2014-12-25 → 2026-09-01)
recalls4
investigations1
fars2 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Loss of motive power while drivingPOWER TRAIN6 complaints2015-05 → 2025-05leaf-2015-motive-power-loss
  • 11495515 The car stopped responding to accelerator pedal and eventually stopped in the middle of the road just before a hill. Haven't noticed any error messages and instrument panels seemed normal
  • 11321156 CAR GOES INTO TURTLE MODE, LOSING ALL POWER. HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES, EACH TIME HAS BEEN COMING OFF A HIGHWAY OR HEADING UP A STEEP HILL AND THEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF AND ON, CODES RESET
Loss of braking while driving with ABS warning lightsSERVICE BRAKES35 complaints2015-01 → 2026-04leaf-2015-brake-loss-while-driving
  • 11703566 While driving normally, yellow brake warning lights came on but I arrived home without incident. Next time I drove, the warning lights were all off, but suddenly the brakes failed almost completely
  • 11675807 My Intelligent Brake Unit failed. I was slowing down at a major intersection to stop. The ABS system activated and the brakes did not respond appropriately. The pedal went soft. Multiple lights on the dashboard lit up
  • 11624638 Driving normally when the brake light, abs light, and traction control light came on.Brakes were unresponsiveness unless brake pedal was fully depressed causing a the ABS brakes to engage. This caused difficulty stopping and was required to use parking brake to slow down
Brake non-engagement at startup with vehicle rollawaySERVICE BRAKES30 complaints2015-02 → 2024-03leaf-2015-startup-brake-rollaway
  • 11528177 Upon starting the car and putting the vehicle into Reverse or Drive, the brakes fail to work and must be compressed completely to the floor to stop the vehicle. A pulsing sound is heard from the brake system in the engine compartment
  • 11416400 CAR STARTED AS NORMAL IN THE MORNING. AS SOON AS I PLACED THE CAR IN REVERSE, THE CAR STARTED MOVING EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THEN THE CAR CAME TO A HALT
  • 11296868 WHEN THE CAR IS POWERED ON, THE BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE; THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD OR BACKWARD AS IF IN GEAR, DESPITE CONSTANT PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SUDDEN MOVEMENT IS BY THROWING THE CAR INTO PARK AGAIN
Brake failure in cold temperaturesSERVICE BRAKES10 complaints2015-02 → 2023-09leaf-2015-cold-weather-brake-failure
  • 11493573 On Monday, 11/14/2022, while driving at 25 mph in approximately 28 degree temperatures, the brakes completely failed on my 2015 Nissan Leaf and the parking brake light, ABS light and traction control warning light suddenly illuminated on the dashboard
  • 11455211 On Feb. 16, in about 25 degrees F, my wife pressed the brake pedal and the car did not react at all. She then jammed the brake pedal to the floor and it seemed that the anti-lock brakes stopped the car
  • 11171295 THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING THIS MORNING WHEN THE TEMPERATURE REACHED 0F. PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT ON LOW SPEED I SAW THE "BRAKE" AND "ABS" WARNING ICON ON THE DASHBOARD
Unintended acceleration and stuck accelerator pedalVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL6 complaints2015-08 → 2024-09leaf-2015-unintended-acceleration
  • 11499319 I was driving with one passenger going at very low speed. I began to turn into parking area and suddenly the car accelerated at an alarming speed. I applied total pressure on the brake to no avail, it did not override the acceleration
  • 11343036 WHILE I WAS ACCELERATING TO 60MPH FROM A STOP LIGHT ON US 287 AND ISABELLE ROAD IN BOULDER COUNTY, COLORADO, THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLED TO OVER 70. ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEEMED TO NOT WORK AT ALL
  • 11612465 Unintended Acceleration: Vehicle continue to accelerate even after the gas pedal is released or not slow down as expected
Passenger airbag occupant sensor deactivationAIR BAGS5 complaints2014-12 → 2016-11leaf-2015-airbag-occupant-sensor
  • 10862272 THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEACTIVATION INDICATOR KEEPS GOING ON SIGNIFYING AIR BAG IS NOT FUNCTIONAL EVEN THOUGH THERE IS AN ADULT SEATING THERE
  • 10716504 THE PASSENGER AIR BAG TURNS ON AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN A PASSENGER (OVER 140 POUNDS) IS IN THE SEAT. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY, BUT CONSISTENTLY

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
1102014-12-252026-09-0180SERVICE BRAKES:86; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:18; UNKNOWN OR OTHER:9; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:8; AIR BAGS:8

Recalls all years →

campaign_numberreport_received_datecomponentsummaryconsequenceremedy
17V25300013/04/2017AIR BAGSNissan 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.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 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.
16V11900029/02/2016SERVICE BRAKESNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 LEAF vehicles manufactured November 19, 2012, to July 31, 2015. During very cold temperatures, the relay inside the electronic brake booster may freeze, requiring the driver to exert more effort to slow the vehicle down.If the brake relay fails, longer distances or additional brake effort would be required to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the Intelligent Brake Control Unit software, free of charge. The recall began on March 28, 2016. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
16V24400026/04/2016AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATIONNissan 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.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 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.
23V29600026/04/2023EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUALNissan 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."Reduced defroster performance can limit visibility out of the windshield, increasing the risk of a crash.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.

Investigations all years →

action_numberstatussubjectcomponentsopenedclosedrecall_campaignsummary
DP22005closedPedestrian alert soundsELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM2023-01-272023-08-0722V063000NHTSA 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 Marc

FARS occupant deaths all years →

crash_yearsoccupant_deathsmatch_typevpic_recovered
2010-20242legacy-code0

FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.

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Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 2015 Nissan Leaf vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2015/nissan/leaf
@misc{wrenchpro_2015_nissan_leaf_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2015 Nissan Leaf},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2015/nissan/leaf}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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