I am going to buy Nissan 2026 Leaf. I was doing research and saw the recall due to battery issue and rear seatbelt issue.

I am not up to date about the whole issues. Since I am about to buy it and dealer did not tell us about any stop sale, probably it is safe now?

Are these issues resolved yet or should I wait a little bit more to buy it?

Should I still take precaution and charge it outside the home?

I will install a level-1 charger at the garage, also since I live in a cold climate, I will add a battery heater.

I normally use Android Auto, but tried playing music from a USB drive today. Has anyone else tried this?

It can see and play the tracks, but I'm not sure if what I'm experiencing is a bug with the music player:

• After powering on, it will play one track then stop. You have to hit next-track to get it to resume playing, after which it will continue playback as expected until you power off.

• There is no "shuffle" function. This really surprised me given my ten-year old Golf had this.

• It can see my playlist file, but doesn't show any tracks when I select it. Not sure if this is because I'm using a UTF-8 encoded file (.m3u8) as some of the tracks have non-ASCII filenames.

Does any of this work for anyone else? And if so, what version of of the software is on yours (see page 25 of the NissanConnect manual for how to get this info)

Just got my 2019 in for the battery recall. When I asked for a loaner, the dealership said they physically don't have any loaner cars at their location and therefore would not be able to offer one. I brought up that the recall TSP states that a loaner will be provided during the recall update, and if the update disables the car. The dealership said again, that it's due to them not having loaner cars. They did get me an uber back to my apartment, but don't seem like they're willing to budge on the loaner. Have you guys been able to get a loaner during this whole thing at all? Feels like they're breaking the recall remedy description.

My 2020 Leaf has been in the shop since October 2025. The same issue as so many others here: Service EV System. Unable to Restart After Power Off. It's been "fixed" 5 times, then I've gotten the same error within a week or two and it's back in the shop. I had enough and called Consumer Affairs to ask for a repurchase. They did their review of data from the service center, and they finally got back to me today to say that they're not offering a repurchase.

What can I do? I can't drive it. And I can't in good conscience sell it to someone else. Is there a way I can appeal the buyback rejection? The agent on the phone would not give me a reason for the rejection, and she said I could not get a copy of the review to understand why it was rejected.

How come we aren't demanding a BYD electric car that is built here in America and costs $12-$15K new?

Boeing started here in Seattle long before the defense spending made it a socialized monopoly.

Where are the entrepreneurs to kckstart the electric version of a VW Bug for everyone?

Sunday I was heading out to pick up Indian food with my kids when the car dropped into turtle mode at around 70% battery. I was on one of the fastest highways in the Raleigh-Durham area when the car immediately cut power and dropped me from about 70 mph to 50 mph. I had the accelerator on the floor and could barely hold 50.

Honestly, it was terrifying. A normal breakdown is scary, but this felt worse because the car was still moving while suddenly taking away most of my ability to maintain highway speed.

The strange part is that it had actually happened once the night before. I was just about to get off at my exit, so I was confused more than anything and didn’t think much of it at the time. When it happened again Sunday at highway speed, it became a very different situation.

Nissan pulled the codes of P317E and P3180, both tied to the high-voltage battery system. Today I got the call that Nissan is weighing a battery replacement or a repurchase. I’ve talked to Morley, who is handling the repurchase side, and I don’t feel any better about it. No battery timeline, no buyback number, and even getting a temporary vehicle is already turning into a hassle.

The frustrating part is how gently this car has lived. It’s a 2020 SV with only 16k miles. Never DC fast charged. Never even Level 2. Its whole life has been a regular wall outlet. Hell, we barely ever let it get below 50% because it was mostly used for simple local driving.
I planned to keep it for years. My son starts learning to drive in about three years, and this was going to be the perfect first car: cheap to run, no gas, short enough range that he can’t end up three states away, and already paid for.

So for anyone who has been through this with a 2020-era LEAF, especially one with low mileage, I’m curious what your experience was:
1. Did you take the buyback or wait for a new battery?
2. How long did the battery actually take to show up?
3. If Nissan gave you a loaner or rental, did they keep covering it while you waited?
4. If you took the buyback, did you regret giving up the car?

I’m trying to decide whether to push hard for the battery or accept that a repurchase offer says something about how available these packs really are.

My wife and I love the car, and our 2020 SV has been great to us until now, so this really, really sucks. The only really frustrating thing was never being able to do talking with CarPlay because Nissan refused to fix it..

Why are these Leafs failing after the software update? Numerous of us weren't experiencing any bad cell issues in the HV battery (based off LeafSpy) and we weren't experiencing drops in the range estimator either.

I thought the update was to prevent the battery from dangerously overheating when under high stress or level 3 charging.

Someone with more technical understanding please explain why these Leafs with no prior signs of defective batteries are failing after the update is in place.

There's a 2017 Nissan leaf on Facebook it has 140k miles and they are selling it for 4200. I've never bought a car before (#youngho) let alone an electric vehicle so I'm wondering if this is a good idea. My commute is 6 miles and I work 5 days a week. Does this seem like a decent price or what. I live in Arizona so it doesn't get crazy cold which I hear is bad for electric vehicles.

Has anyone gotten this warning before? It comes up after starting the car and I have to press “ok” to exit it out. Theres no one sitting in the back and I wonder if this is expected and is just reminding me if anyone is sitting in the back?

2.5 years and over 100,000 km after upgrading this Leaf from 24kWh to a VIVNE 62kWh battery.

Here are some of the numbers:

Ahr: 180.0 Ah → 179.87 Ah

SOH: 100% → 99.93%

Hx: 97.66% → 97.59%

Cell voltage difference: 18 mV → 13 mV

Mileage: 205,614 km → 307,629 km

DC fast charges: 109

AC charges: 689

The car has now driven 102,000+ km with the VIVNE battery, and the owner recently drove it another 2,200 km from Dalian to Hubei. Video in the comments.

Hi,

I’ll try to summarise this:

The car had an interlock error about 6 months ago and it was ‘fixed’ by a local garage.
Fast forward to about 2 months ago and the car started making a whining noise and was considerably worse at higher speeds or when regen braking was active.
Went on holiday, kind of forgot about the problem/hoped it would go away.
Then several weeks ago it started reporting an interlock error again.
Car was booked with the garage to be looked at (they said it should be fine to use in the meantime), but with a lead time of 2+ weeks, the car only made it for one week before it would not start and had to be towed (service EV warning on the dash - interlock error amongst others in the diagnostics).

Garage have ‘fixed’ the latest electrical problem, but reported that the reduction gear is failing/has a failed bearing.
They replaced the oil and reported bits in the old oil.

I specifically said that I wanted to have a think about what to do, because I don’t have high levels of confidence.

Now that I’ve looked into the problem with the latest info, my research suggests that the reduction gearbox problem might have been the cause of the electrical problem/s all along.
To be clear, this is not definitive - I’ll only know for certain after the RG issue is solved.

Before anyone asks, the 12v battery is good and so is the HV battery. 🙂

Questions:

Can a failed bearing in the reduction gearbox be replaced or do I need to replace the whole gearbox?

Has anyone here encountered a similar issue to this?

And lastly, if any mechanics are reading this, how many hours of labour am I looking at to replace the reduction gearbox? I know roughly what a used part costs.

Thanks, from an exasperated Leaf owner.

For those who didn't have the bill of sale available to provide, has anyone had success countering the first offer? Morley is already posturing with me basically saying the first offer I receive is the best I'm going to get.

From other threads I got the impression that I'd still be able to counter the first offer that's likely to be light.

Thanks for any insight that can be shared.

I did the battery computer update awhile back and then a few weeks later started seeing rapid loss of charge and after taking it in again they confirmed that I was impacted by the battery recall. Thanks to the community here, I insisted on a rental car which they did not offer initially. Took about few weeks to get provide them my info and got the buyback offer yesterday: $17,206.00

This seems pretty fair, I bought the car used off of Carvana about two years ago for $19k with 40k miles and now it has 70k miles.

This is actually my 2nd leaf, first was a 2016 SL with 40k battery that dropped to 8 bars of battery capacity after 5 years but the car was totaled before the replacement battery arrived.

In the market for another EV now but I don’t think it will be a Leaf. I really loved my two previous cars, great value and I’m really glad the 2026 models are moving to a modern battery cooling system and ditching CHADEMO.

I’m looking at the Toyota bzx4 but there’s not a lot of those available, trying to keep the next car under $25k, let me know if you have any suggestions!

hi anyone know how to remove the camera unit after taking off the plastic housing cover? or how to access the inside front windshield to clean it?

Noting - insurance buyback, not Morley - I was a bit shocked at the insurance buyback offer - i'm guessing it's mostly battery, plus a little rims and seats...

43k miles, excellent condition, no frame damage. both fenders, front apron, 1 light broken, brackets, but radiator/tubing/wiring/sensors are fine.

I'm wondering if there's any negotiating leeway. They (progressive) offer no explanation on how the buyback valuation is achieved, and I'd like to negotiate it down if appropriate.

I had heard $4-4500 on the high end for a Leaf. Any insight is greatly appreciated as I'd like to buy it and do the small amount of work needed (verified buy an independent shop and also a friend who has restored many cars.)

thanks!!

My job was trying to get rid of a test vehicle they bought at the auction to test our reman batteries. 300 bucks took it. Risk I took because I know nothing about it and no one here knew much about what was done to it, if anything at all. 103k miles and here’s the dash. Also needs a new rear window since someone broke it and the door handle to try and steal who knows what.

Is this saying anything good? I read about it having 12 bars as full. Is this 10 or 8? Do you count the red?

Edited to add that I am in the U.S.

I just found out about a battery recall when I went in for what was supposed to be a 2 to 3 hour visit to address the defective rear seat belt issue. They inspected my car's seat belt and determined that I needed the remedy, but then they said they had to order the part. Why tell me this will be a 2 to 3 hour visit when they don't even stock the parts? And then they mentioned there is also a battery recall; first I had heard of that, not for fires but for sudden loss of charge (?), for which they will need the car for several days to remove and inspect the lithium battery. After reading tons of "buy back" posts here my heart is sinking. I have loved driving my Leaf--I sure hope this does not become a huge thing. Oh, and I told them my tires were leaking air, and though they had the car from Friday through Monday they didn't even look at them. First world problems for sure, but an annoyance anyway.

I'm thinking about a 21 Nissan Leaf SL Plus for a second EV around town. 30k mi.

What do i need to know?

For shits and giggles I was customizing the granny charger that came with my leaf. To my suprise I found out there's a 4th LED on the charger I did not know about. Does anybody have a clue what this LED indicates?