Nissan Back Over Prevention: Camera

Nissan is recalling about 6,157 vehicles over a problem with the back over prevention. The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.

Campaign
20V412000
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Reported
17 July 2020
Vehicles
6,157
Built between
Not published
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
31 August 2020
Repaired
79%
Unrepaired
1,322

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 2020 Nissan Leaf

Repair progress

1,322 of 6,157 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2022.

79% repaired — 4,835 of 6,157 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

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."

What could happen

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

What gets fixed

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will update the back-up camera software, free of charge. This recall began August 31, 2020.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA17 July 2020
  2. Owners notified31 August 2020
  3. Latest repair reportQ2 2022 — 79% repaired

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 17 July 2020.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Safety standard
FMVSS 111
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional 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.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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