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title: "NISSAN LEAF (2021) - Recall 23V048000 — NHTSA record 254068 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2023 LEAF vehicles. The Owner's Manual instructions for defroster operation are incorrect, and may"
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# NISSAN LEAF (2021) - Recall 23V048000 — NHTSA record 254068

Published notice; closure not supplied

A campaign record does not say whether this individual vehicle has received the remedy. Check the VIN with NHTSA or the manufacturer.

Source date Feb 2, 2023. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

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## What the record says

- **Product**: NISSAN LEAF (2021) - Recall 23V048000
- **Reason**: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2023 LEAF vehicles. The Owner's Manual instructions for defroster operation are incorrect, and may result in reduced defroster performance under specific conditions. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 103, "Windshield Defrosting and Defogging Systems." Reduced defroster performance can limit visibility out of the windshield, increasing the risk of a crash.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Nissan North America, Inc.
- **Quantity**: 64732
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 254068

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=23V048000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: NISSAN LEAF; model year 2021. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

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## Distribution

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## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Feb 2, 2023
- **Owner notification**: Mar 30, 2023
- **Record created**: Feb 3, 2023

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Nissan will mail an addendum with updated instructions on how to operate the defroster, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed April 1, 2023. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R22C5.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=23V048000)

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