| Issue ID | 1601479 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11255885 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | LEAF |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| File date | 18/01/19 |
| Component | AIR BAGS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan leaf. While the contact's wife was driving 40 mph, she depressed the brake pedal, but it failed to function. As a result, the contact's wife rear ended the preceding vehicle. The contact was not aware if any warning indicators were illuminated. The air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was unable to be driven because the brake lines were stuck. The vin was associated with nhtsa campaign number: 16v119000 (service brakes) and nhtsa campaign number: 16v244000 (air bags). The vehicle was towed to glendale nissan (located at 727 s brand blvd, glendale, ca 91204) where they released the brake lines and diagnosed that the brake actuator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was taken to universal city nissan (located at 3550 cahuenga blvd w, los angeles, ca 90068, (818) 769-8100) and was repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 55,736. *dt*jb |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 55736 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
| City and State | BURBANK, CA |
| VIN pattern | 1N4AZ0CP8DCXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | |
| No. of fatalities | |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | |
| Drive train type | FWD |
| Transmission type | |
| Vehicle speed | 40 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | GLENDALE NISSAN |
| Dealer's telephone number | 833-683-2277 |
| Dealer's city | GLENDALE |
| Dealer's state code | CA |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 91204 |