Recall campaign · NHTSA 20V412000

Back over prevention: sensing system: camera

Nissan North America, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2020-07-17.

Recall campaignNHTSA 20V412000

Back over prevention: sensing system: camera

Component
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
6,157
Reported to NHTSA
2020-07-17
Owners notified
2020-08-31

Defect description

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."

Safety risk

The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer 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.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
Nissan Leaf2020

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.