# NHTSA recall 23V048000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 23V048000
- Manufacturer's number: R22C5
- Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
- Reported: 2023\-02\-02
- Owners notified: 2023\-03\-30
- Component: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
- Units potentially affected: 64732
- Part numbers: 23ZE1 UKT10, 23ZE1 UKT00, 22ZE1 UKT00, 21ZE1 UKT00, 20ZE1 UKT10, 20ZE1 UKT00, 19ZE1 UKT0N, 19ZE1 UKT00, 18ZE1 UKT0N, 18ZE1 UKT00

## What is wrong

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."


## What can happen

Reduced defroster performance can limit visibility out of the windshield, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

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.


## 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.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 9, for 2025 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2025\-04\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 64732
- Reported remedied: 64732 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2018 NISSAN LEAF](/makes/nissan/leaf/2018/recalls.md)
- [2019 NISSAN LEAF](/makes/nissan/leaf/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 NISSAN LEAF](/makes/nissan/leaf/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 NISSAN LEAF](/makes/nissan/leaf/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 NISSAN LEAF](/makes/nissan/leaf/2022/recalls.md)
- [2023 NISSAN LEAF](/makes/nissan/leaf/2023/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [NTB24\-048](/bulletins/11012291.md), 2025-01-03, Service bulletin
- [NTB24\-048](/bulletins/11012290.md), 2025-01-03, Service bulletin
- [NTB17\-019H](/bulletins/11001201.md), 2024-06-07, Service bulletin
- [NTB13\-028I](/bulletins/11001194.md), 2024-06-07, Service bulletin
- [NTB09\-081K](/bulletins/11001191.md), 2024-06-07, Service bulletin
- [NTB23\-018G](/bulletins/10251535.md), 2024-03-08, Service bulletin
- [NTB23\-018F](/bulletins/10249914.md), 2024-02-08, Service bulletin
- [NTB23\-018E](/bulletins/10242148.md), 2023-09-09, Service bulletin
- [NTB23\-018D](/bulletins/10242141.md), 2023-09-09, Service bulletin
- [NTB23\-018C](/bulletins/10235775.md), 2023-05-06, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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