As the world's first mass-produced electric vehicle, Nissan Leaf's performance in the market was indeed very impressive. However, over time, other automakers have gradually entered the EV market, especially newcomers like Tesla, which have quickly gained market share with their superior technology and innovative business models. In this competitive environment, Nissan Leaf's market share has indeed been hit to a certain extent.
Last year, Nissan, the Japanese automaker, sold 7,152 vehicles in the United States, down 405%, which is clearly not ideal. In Canada, however, Leaf's sales have increased by nearly 30 percent, although in a country with a total population of only about 40 million, such sales are not impressive.
Transport Canada issued recall number 2024-068 states:A total of 11,985 vehicles were involved in the Nissan Leaf from 2018 to 2022 model years, theseThe vehicle's rearview camera harness can be damaged by vibration and movement during regular driving。This defect is contrary to the requirements of the U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 111, which requires passenger cars sold since May 2018 to be equipped with a fully functional reversing camera as standard. Transport Canada is equally concerned about vehicle safetyTherefore, Nissan is required to recall the relevant vehicles to ensure the safety of consumers。The incident put further pressure on Nissan's reputation and market performance, and the company needs to take swift steps to address the issue in order to restore consumer trust.
The importance of functionality cannot be overlookedOnce the rearview camera harness is damaged, the camera image may be affected, resulting in the inability to display normally or at all, which seriously affects the driver's driving safety。In response to this recall, Nissan is actively developing remedial measures to ensure that the safety performance of the vehicle is restored.
At the moment, there is still an unsolved mystery: why can't Nissan adopt the improved safety wiring harness in the 2023 model? Although this improvement has been described as a "very mild facelift", it is unclear why it was not applied in older models. Nissan needs to give a clear explanation as soon as possible and take practical and effective measures to solve the problem.
For Nissan, it was critical to fix the compliance issues with these early production vehicles. While the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has not yet responded to Transport Canada's compliance recall, it is expected that this response will only be a matter of time, given the high degree of similarity in vehicle specifications between Canada and the United States. Nissan must act quickly to ensure that the recalled vehicles are repaired in a timely manner to safeguard consumer safety and the company's reputation.