2019 Nissan Leaf · symptom sheet
Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails
- 40owner reports
- 18,470median miles
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Sep 10, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
225 of the 259 complaints on this car are about the electrical system. 40 of those describe infotainment. Only dead battery is reported more often on this car.
Tick what matches of 40 reports
Infotainment on other Leaf years
No other Leaf model year has enough reports of infotainment for a sheet of its own. See every Leaf year.
What this problem usually is
Screen complaints read like a list of small betrayals. The display goes black or freezes, the backup camera shows nothing when you shift into reverse, CarPlay or Android Auto keeps dropping, or the radio changes volume on its own. Many owners had a software update that didn't fix it. A narrower sheet covers backup camera failures on their own, and another covers screens that freeze.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the camera (24 reports), the head unit or screen (15 reports) and the software (6 reports).
Recalls and investigations
3 recalls on the electrical system cover the 2019 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The lithium-ion battery may overheat during Level 3 charging.
Damage to the camera harness can cause distortion or loss of the rearview camera display image. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Additionally included are 2019 Nissan GT-R and Taxi and Infiniti QX50, QX60, Q70, Q70L vehicles.
All 5 recalls on the 2019 Nissan Leaf, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the electrical system on the Leaf
Pedestrian alert sounds. Closed aug 7, 2023, led to recall 22V-063.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 10,000 and 98,350 miles, from the 9 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 4 service bulletins or notices for the 2019 Nissan Leaf that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING WARNING LIGHT BLINKING APPLIED SYSTEMS: Vehicles equipped with a lane camera (see Figure 1) SERVICE INFORMATION If the Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) warning light or is blinking (but not illuminated steadily) or the customer states it is blinking, and there are no related DTCs, inspect the ...
INTELLIGENT CRUISE CONTROL INOPERATIVE AND AEB/FEB WARNING LIGHT ON OR RADAR OBSTRUCTION MESSAGE DISPLAYED WITH DTC C1A16 OR C2582 IF YOU CONFIRM IMPORTANT: The purpose of ACTION (on the next page) is to give you a quick idea of the work you will be performing. You MUST closely follow the entire SERVICE PROCEDURE as it contains information that is essential to successfully completing this repair.
DTC B00A0-00 STORED IF YOU CONFIRM DTC B00A0-00 (OCCUPANT DETECTION SENSOR UNIT) is stored And OCS zero point reset cannot be performed And The following screen displays: ACTION 1.
2019 LEAF; WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED IF YOU CONFIRM The vehicle will not shift out of Park (P), And There is the message on the instrument panel, ?When Parked Apply Parking Brake?, And DTC P189A (Motor ?A? Circuit Low) is stored as current and will not erase, And Terminal 1 and/or terminal 2, inside connector ...
What owners wrote
“Rear camera shows black screen when backing up. Guidance lines are still present. Research online indicates this to be a common issue with my vehicle.”
Filed Mar 15, 2023
“Backup camera stopped working. There has been no damage or known circumstance that may have contributed to this failure.”
Filed Jan 27, 2023
“I read "Due to a software issue in these Leaf hatchbacks, the back-up camera display can suddenly disappear when the car is in reverse and be replaced with the previous image. " Mine has same problem but doesn't have recall yet. Thank you.”
Filed Dec 13, 2022
“Car backup camera stopped working. Screen is black or showing green and pink static lines. Several months prior the car entertainment system would come on momentarily for few seconds when the car was off (not powered). other occasional issues related to blue tooth not recognizing phone ( not sure if all of these issues are related)”
Filed Oct 31, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 40 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Battery dies or the car will not start 62 reports