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A recall published by DVSA, the British vehicle safety authority, with every version of its wording that this site has read. Unchanged since first read.

DVSA referenceR/2023/215
Launched28 July 2023
MakeNissan (Gb) (listed as Nissan Motor (GB) Limited)
Manufacturer referenceR23A6
Vehicles listed37,574

Models

ModelVehiclesBuilt fromBuilt to
Leaf37,57417 December 201730 May 2023

Concern

A potential concern affecting the Vehicle Control Module (VCM) logic of some vehicles has been identified whereby in specific and rare circumstances after switching off the cruise control function there is a possibility of unintended acceleration.

Defect, as DVSA words it

A potential concern affecting the Vehicle Control Module (VCM) logic of some vehicles has been identified whereby in specific and rare circumstances after switching off the cruise control function there is a possibility of unintended acceleration.

Remedy, as DVSA words it

The software of the VCM will be updated.

What changed since we first read it

Nothing yet. The wording has been the same on every read since 4 September 2026. The file is read again every day; if DVSA rewrites the defect, remedy or concern, the old and new text will appear here with both dates.

The same recall in other registers

United StatesNHTSA campaign 23V494, 17 July 2023 (filed 11 days before the UK launch)
CanadaTransport Canada recall 2023397, 18 July 2023
European UnionSafety Gate alert A12/02477/23 from France, 13/10/2023

Matched through the manufacturer's own reference (R23A6), which the registers share. See the same recall, Britain and America.

Check this recall on the DVSA service

Read from DVSA's bulk recalls file (RecallsFile.csv, 7 MB) on 4 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read once. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA, Check vehicle recalls. CarsMultiverse is an independent site, not an authority: the official notice is the one on the DVSA service.

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