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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
The decode above is what this vehicle is. For what it's been through — accidents, title brands, odometer, theft/total-loss and previous owners — pull a full history report.
NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
JN1AZ0CP2BT••••••2011 Nissan LEAF
That is about average for the 2011 Nissan LEAF — 7 complaints per build across 12 builds.
5on this build
87on the model
12builds in total
Most reportedElectrical System 3Air Bags 2Service Brakes 1
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemDec 2023
When applying brakes, at a point in the pedal travel the vehicle deceleration goes from too little to vastly too much. This makes the vehicle challenging to drive in traffic without colliding into the vehicle in front and not stopping so quickly as to cause the trailing vehicle…
Air BagsOct 2019
Passenger air bag has shut off. Dealer ran a diagnostic test and said I need a new passenger seat at a cost of $3,182. Current fault code is b1018
Air BagsNov 2018
Occupant sensor failure is preventing the passenger air bag from deploying. The code is reported as a b1013. As this model was designed with a sensor within the seat, the official action is to replace the entire seat, for an estimate of $3133.51. This is highly cost prohibitive…
Electrical SystemApr 2017
The contact owns a 2011 nissan leaf. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced a loss of power without warning. The contact stated that the vehicle had been charged the entire night. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer stated that due to the vehicle…
Electrical SystemJun 2012
The contact owns a 2011 nissan leaf. The contact stated that while driving 60 mph, the battery and rapid range capacity bars disappeared, making it difficult to decipher how much further the vehicle could accelerate. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis but the dealer…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN JN1AZ0CP2BT002162 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.