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Buying a used 2019 Nissan Leaf? Check these 5 recalls first

5 NHTSA recalls · 254 owner complaints on file

The headline item is a critical recall for a battery that can overheat during fast charging; an unintended acceleration recall, two rearview camera recalls, and a defroster manual correction follow. No stop-driving or park-outside warning is attached. The complaint record is the heaviest of these LEAF years: 254 unverified owner reports, 172 of them electrical, plus 34 under fuel/propulsion. Two fires, four crashes, and five injuries are reported. The electrical cluster dominates everything else.

Before you buy

1. Get the 17-character VIN from the seller and run it at nhtsa.gov/recalls. It shows which recalls are still unrepaired on that exact car.
2. Confirm the fast-charging battery overheat recall remedy was applied, and ask how often the car was DC fast charged.
3. Request a battery state-of-health reading and any charging-related repair records.
4. Verify the unintended acceleration and rearview camera recalls are closed for this VIN.
5. Open recalls are repaired free at any Nissan dealer, whoever owns the car — an open recall is a to-do item, not a bill.

Recalls covering the 2019 Nissan Leaf

What owners have reported to NHTSA

254 complaints filed for this model year, including 4 mentioning a crash, 2 a fire and 5 injuries. Complaints are unverified owner reports, and popular models collect more of them simply because more are on the road.

Other model years

• 2018
• 2020
• 2021
• All Leaf recalls