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Forward collision avoidancePart report

2019 Nissan Leaf Forward collision avoidance Problems

Complaints
3about this part
Share
1%of 260 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2019 Nissan Leaf, 1% of the 260 complaints for this model year. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The Incident happened on a bright afternoon while I was entering our two car parking garage in our home ; steering wheel steered to the utmost right to enter the right parking space in our garage. I was driving an almost dead battery (8% charge remaining and 13 miles left) and the 2019 model Nissan Leaf car (20K miles driven) was already very heavy while entering our alley (backyard parking). …”

NHTSA complaint #11448057, filed 2022-01

“I've had four incidents of the automatic braking system engaging and braking when there was no object in front of the car that should have required it to stop. There doesn't seem to be a common factor. Twice in a lighted garage. Once on a highway while making a turn during daylight, and once on a highway going straight at night. It's very dangerous.”

NHTSA complaint #11640618, filed 2025-02

“My vin number say 0 recalls which same problem with 2019 nissan leaf problem. NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V654000 Manufacturer Nissan North America, Inc. Components BACK OVER PREVENTION Potential Number of Units Affected 1,228,830 Summary Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX80 vehicles. …”

NHTSA complaint #11521942, filed 2023-05

Related service bulletins

Forward collision avoidance: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2023313%
202233%
202147%
202074%
201931%
20181319%
201716%

Other parts of the 2019 Nissan Leaf

Electrical system
178 complaintsOther or unknown
47 complaintsFuel system
34 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
13 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
13 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
10 complaintsBrakes
10 complaintsEngine
9 complaintsVehicle speed control
5 complaintsEquipment
2 complaintsLane departure
2 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2019 Nissan Leaf

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology