# 2023 NISSAN LEAF — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `2049043` · 2024-12-17 · Nissan North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** NISSAN
- **Model:** LEAF
- **Year:** 2023
- **Manufacturer:** Nissan North America, Inc.
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
ACCIDENT:Date:   [XXX] Time:  [XXX] Location:  Balboa Park – San Diego – Morley Field  Sports Center – Parking lot  Parking lot - Google Maps Driver – Geico Insurance coverage   || no passengers  What:   Nissan Leaf 2023 Model SV+ - 8410 miles  -- Unintended Acceleration Incident  Backing up to leave parking lot – with seat belt on – looked at rear view camera – clear.    Backed up slowly – then intersected with the rear bumper of a Honda – slowly  I braked – then went into Drive mode to get out of the intersection.  Then I lost control of the car. Car went lurching forward fast – zoomed up over parking curb – 5 in – side-swiped the side of a tree with right front bumper – gashed with parts flying all over the grass.   Crashing noises from jumping the curb and hitting the tree. I braked hard and got vehicle to stop = approx. 3 feet from another tree – which I would have hit straight on.  No airbags were deployed.   It all happened at high acceleration in an instant.  After I recovered from the shock, I assessed the situation.  The dashboard showed a malfunction – right front tire – no air pressure.   Contacted my insurance company – GEICO – and opened a claim.  GEICO arranged for my vehicle to be towed by ASAP Towing to my home. Took photos of the wreckage – collected all the pieces I could in a bucket – some were too large to fit into my car = air dam or some sort of under side cover  – made of gray bendable plastic.   Called ASAP 
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