Nissan Leaf Owners Sue Over Battery Fire Risk and Claim Recall Fix Still Leaves Cars Unsafe

Remember last year’s Nissan Leaf U.S. recall that included nearly 45,000 vehicles posing a potential battery fire risk?It looks like Canadian owners from the province of Quebec have grown tired of waiting for an effective fix from the automaker so they filed a class action suit against Nissan Canada.Lawsuit Alleges Nissan’s Promised Software Fix Cannot Solve the Problem

The lawsuit alleges Leaf EVs built for the 2019-2022 model years—the exact same years as those included in the October 2025 recall—are equipped with defective high-voltage batteries that can cause fires.Despite the recall, the lawsuit alleges that the risk of melting components and battery fires remains. According to CarComplaints, the class action lawsuit includes “all persons in Quebec who own, purchased, lease and/or leased one or more of the Subject Vehicles, namely the 2019–2022 Nissan Leaf vehicles equipped with a Level 3 qu …