{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Nissan recall 23V048 (R22C5): 2018-2023 Leaf",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v048/",
  "summary": "Recall 23V048 (Nissan): Reduced defroster performance can limit visibility out of the windshield, increasing the risk of a crash. Nissan's own number: R22C5.",
  "excerpt": "Nissan Leaf, model years 2018 to 2023. Filed by Nissan North America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 2 February 2023. 64,732 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2023 LEAF vehicles. The Owner's Manual instructions for defroster operation are incorrect, and may result in reduced defroster performance under specific conditions. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Nissan's own number for this recall: R22C5. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 23V048 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Reduced defroster performance can limit visibility out of the windshield, increasing the risk of a crash.” 23V048 Nissan North America, Inc. Equipment:Other:Owners/Service/Other Manual 2 February 2023 2018-2023 NISSAN LEAF Reduced defroster performance can limit visibility out of the windshield, increasing the risk of a crash. Nissan will mail an add",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T23:06:49+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T22:31:09+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Nissan recall 23V048 (R22C5): 2018-2023 Leaf\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v048/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}