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Nissan 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.

NHTSA campaign 16V-119 · Reported February 29, 2016 · 46,859 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Nissan Leaf
VEHICLES AFFECTED
46,859
REMEDY
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the Intelligent Brake Control Unit software, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Nissan North America, Inc. reported a problem with the service brakes. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

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.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the brake relay fails, longer distances or additional brake effort would be required to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the Intelligent Brake Control Unit software, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 16V-119.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2013–2015Nissan Leaf

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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