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2021 NISSAN LEAF — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 2133613 · 2025-09-24

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
LEAF
Year
2021
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

Took car to dealership to charge. Got home and an hour later the battery ignited into a fire. Car was engulfed with smoke ,fire in front of our house. After 4 hours with fire dept trying to put out the fire within battery... it still continued to smoke. Hazmat team came out as well. Total loss after having car less than 30 days that I purchased as dealership.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11689478
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown