The defect
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020 LEAF electric vehicles. Under certain circumstances, the images for the back-up camera can disappear while in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."
The risk
The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will update the back-up camera software, free of charge. This recall began August 31, 2020. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Nissan Leaf | 2020 |
Components: BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
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 | 2020 | 167 | 6 |
Other back over prevention recalls in 2020
15 of the 782 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2020 concerned the back over prevention; Nissan North America, Inc. filed 226 campaigns in all.
| 20V766000 10 Dec 2020 | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| 20V716000 18 Nov 2020 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 20V647000 21 Oct 2020 | Braun Ambulances |
| 20V598000 30 Sept 2020 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 20V575000 23 Sept 2020 | Ford Motor Company |
| 20V191000 10 Sept 2020 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 20V512000 27 Aug 2020 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 20V452000 3 Aug 2020 | Bentley Motors, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2020