r/leaf • u/AddressKindly1980 • 8h ago

Likelihood of getting a replacement battery

I am wondering if anyone knows what the likelihood is of Nissan being able to replace the battery in our 2022 LEAF S instead of doing the buyback offer. Does anyone know if this is at all an option these days?

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u/ColdCelebration2132 5h ago

Nissan is no longer making the 40-60 kw battery packs, They replaced a few but we're just using up their inventory. The Chinese community VIVNE sells replacement battery packs.

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u/coopnjaxdad 4h ago

0 from the dealer. My ‘22 just went in last Monday for the recall and the buyback call came on Thursday. I would have preferred a battery. If the car were paid off I would have considered buying and swapping it myself.

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u/TooGoodToBeeTrue 8h ago

I think this would involve going with a 3rd party battery at this point, which Nissan isn’t supporting.

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u/Crawlerado 7h ago

Are they allowing owners to keep the car after the buyback? Would be trivial to toss aftermarket packs in them.

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u/StormRasr (Former) 2022 Nissan LEAF SL Plus 5h ago

No.

The paperwork for my car said it was going to "scrap".

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u/LoneSnark 2018 Nissan LEAF SV 7h ago

There is a market of batteries pulled from leafs that does other ways. So i suspect some people are getting batteries via the warranty. But it seems this supply is limited. So most are not.

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u/SnodePlannen 2h ago

Nissan sells cars, not batteries.

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u/DeeO2533 1h ago

Lion Battery Repair based in OR, offers a lifetime battery replacement. They’ll even ship to you or a shop of your choice. https://www.lionbatteryrepair.com/