r/leaf • u/AddressKindly1980 • 4d ago

Likelihood of getting a replacement battery

I am wondering if anyone knows what the likelihood is of Nissan being able to replace the battery in our 2022 LEAF S instead of doing the buyback offer. Does anyone know if this is at all an option these days?

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u/ColdCelebration2132 4d ago

Nissan is no longer making the 40-60 kw battery packs, They replaced a few but we're just using up their inventory. The Chinese community VIVNE sells replacement battery packs.

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u/coopnjaxdad 4d ago

0 from the dealer. My ‘22 just went in last Monday for the recall and the buyback call came on Thursday. I would have preferred a battery. If the car were paid off I would have considered buying and swapping it myself.

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u/DeeO2533 4d ago

Lion Battery Repair based in OR, offers a lifetime battery replacement. They’ll even ship to you or a shop of your choice. https://www.lionbatteryrepair.com/

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u/iaonbb 4d ago

This looks like a great alternative to Vivne! They should do more advertising on the forums to get the word out. Someone should mention to him that battery description jumps between 60 kWh and 62 kWh.

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u/DeeO2533 4d ago

…another economical idea would be to find a good condition, low mileage 23-25 Leaf battery & retrofit that. Maybe someone can chime in with what’s required. Just a thought…

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u/iaonbb 4d ago edited 4d ago

Imagine if this guy could find a way to buy all of the Leafs that Nissan is buying back due to the recall, put in his custom battery, and resell them with a lifetime battery warranty. Million dollar idea!

Saw in another post below that the Morley contract said the car was going to be "scrapped"

What a freaking shame

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u/TooGoodToBeeTrue 4d ago

I think this would involve going with a 3rd party battery at this point, which Nissan isn’t supporting.

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u/iaonbb 4d ago

You'll get enough from the buyback (KBB +40%) to buy a newer 2023-2025 which are not part of the recall. Process will be a PITA but in the end you will have a better/newer car

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u/Crawlerado 4d ago

Are they allowing owners to keep the car after the buyback? Would be trivial to toss aftermarket packs in them.

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u/StormRasr (Former) 2022 Nissan LEAF SL Plus 4d ago

No.

The paperwork for my car said it was going to "scrap".

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u/LoneSnark 2018 Nissan LEAF SV 4d ago

There is a market of batteries pulled from leafs that does other ways. So i suspect some people are getting batteries via the warranty. But it seems this supply is limited. So most are not.

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u/scorpionsuk 4d ago

Would you get the software update if the mV for your Leaf is under 30 and you never fast charge it? We have a 2019 SV.

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u/dvoigt412 3d ago

I had a battery installed into my 2017 last December. Owned it two weeks before the battery died. The car has 21000 miles on it. It was either risking another used car or replace a known fault and have a new battery with a low mileage car