Nissan Leaf: Service brakes

Affects Nissan Leaf · 2013–2015 — about 47K vehicles.

The hazard

If the brake relay fails, longer distances or additional brake effort would be required to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

What to do

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the Intelligent Brake Control Unit software, free of charge. The recall began on March 28, 2016. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.

Critical — crash/injury risk now High — injury risk; see remedy Moderate — fix at next service Low — minor / informational