The defect
Nissan 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.
The risk
If the brake relay fails, longer distances or additional brake effort would be required to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Nissan Leaf | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nissan Leaf | 2013 | 81 | 5 |
| Nissan Leaf | 2014 | 34 | 6 |
| Nissan Leaf | 2015 | 110 | 4 |
Other service brakes recalls in 2016
8 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the service brakes; Nissan North America, Inc. filed 226 campaigns in all.
| 16V890000 12 Dec 2016 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 16V879000 7 Dec 2016 | Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC |
| 16V712000 5 Oct 2016 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 16V707000 4 Oct 2016 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 16V541000 19 Jul 2016 | Charles Machine Works Inc |
| 16V437000 15 Jun 2016 | Thor Motor Coach |
| 16V028000 22 Jan 2016 | Autocar, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016