Nissan recalls over 80,000 US electric Leaf cars due to a vehicle control module software issue. Bloomberg News reports that the issue might cause the car to accelerate after the cruise control is turned off or the electric motor to stop working while driving. Nissan says just the 2018–2022 US Leaf is affected. Nissan and almost a million foreign automobiles are recalled. Nissan will recall 2018–2022 Leaf EVs to correct the vehicle control module. The issue may cause a short circuit that shuts down an electric motor while driving or speeds up the automobile when the cruise control is off. A Nissan spokesman stated, “Some e-POWER and electric vehicles may speed up by accident if certain actions are taken right after turning off the cruise control (including Intelligent Cruise Control and Pro-PILOT).” The representative didn’t elaborate on the “certain activities”: “These things were found during internal vehicle testing and are not usually done in the real world.” Nissan has no issues or crashes. The recall affects almost a million Nissan cars from 2017 through 2023 worldwide, but only the Leaf in the US. Nissan recalls 80,952 2018–2023 American Leaf EVs. Nissan will upgrade vehicle control module software; a Nissan staffer told Car and Driver. Owners must take their autos to a dealer. Owners of possibly affected Leaf EVs can check the Nissan recall website or the NHTSA recall website to determine if their vehicle is involved, even if the NHTSA has not posted recall information.
