The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Nissan Leaf: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Nissan reported 10 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Nissan Leaf, model years 2011–2023, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10,999 | 9.1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13,358 | 15 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16,052 | 6.2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11,211 | 8.9 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Speed Control | 4 | 1 |
| Air Bags | 2 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 2 | 0 |
| Steering System | 1 | 0 |
| Power Train | 1 | 0 |
| Structure | 1 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Nissan Leaf puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Nissan Leaf, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-06 | 2019 | MU | 1 | 0 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-06-04 | 2018 | MA | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2025 Q2 |
| 2024-12-14 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Power Train | 2025 Q1 |
| 2023-05-06 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2023 Q3 |
| 2018-03-17 | 2011 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q4 |
| 2017-10-28 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2018 Q2 |
| 2017-01-01 | 2015 | GA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2021 Q2 |
| 2015-11-20 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2018 Q1 |
| 2015-11-05 | 2015 | GA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2016 Q1 |
| 2013-03-13 | 2012 | CA | 0 | 3 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2014 Q3 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Nissan received alleging a death or injury in a Nissan Leaf and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Leaf that sold more will have more rows. All Nissan models · What these reports are, and are not.