Recall · 26V188000
Nissan North America recalled the NISSAN Leaf over electrical system
Park outside and away from buildings until repaired. NHTSA issues this where it considers the risk immediate, and it stands until the repair is done.
51
Vehicles covered
1
Model
1
Model years
March 26, 2026
Filed with NHTSA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY
- The defect
- Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2026 LEAF vehicles. The high voltage battery may have internal damage that can cause a short circuit within the battery module.
- What it can cause
- A short circuit in a high voltage battery module increases the risk of a fire.
- What the dealer does
- Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures and should not charge their vehicles until the remedy is completed. Dealers will replace the battery modules or the battery, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed April 24, 2026. Additional letters will be sent once the final remedy is available, anticipated in early August 2026. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 800-647-7261. Nissan's number for this recall is R25F1. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on March 27, 2026.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| NissanLeaf | 2026 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 51 vehicles this is a small campaign: 78% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers one model year, 2026, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2026, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Nissan vehicles have been recalled over the electrical system 28 times before this, most recently in October 2025 as 25V655000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry one other recall published here: 26V425000 (seat belts).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Nissan North America, Inc. with NHTSA on March 26, 2026 as campaign 26V188000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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