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===Third-party alternatives=== | ===Third-party alternatives=== | ||
Despite Nissan's statement that third-party apps won't work, | Despite Nissan's statement that third-party apps won't work, there are two availabe solutions. The open-source '''Open Vehicle Monitoring System (OVMS)''' provides a hardware workaround. And another open-source OpenCARWINGS uses existing hardware paired with server software, and is the cheapest solution of them all. | ||
OVMS v3 supports all Leaf ZE0 and ZE1 models and all e-NV200 models. The hardware kit costs approximately $200 and includes a 4G/LTE cellular modem that connects to the vehicle's OBD-II diagnostic port.<ref name="ovms">{{Cite web |title=Nissan Leaf/e-NV200 - Open Vehicles documentation |url=https://docs.openvehicles.com/en/latest/components/vehicle_nissanleaf/docs/index.html |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=Open Vehicles}}</ref> | |||
OVMS restores remote climate control, charging management, battery state-of-charge monitoring, and GPS tracking through an independent app and server infrastructure. Because OVMS communicates directly with the vehicle's CAN bus using a user-supplied SIM card, it doesn't depend on Nissan's servers.<ref name="ovms" /> | OVMS restores remote climate control, charging management, battery state-of-charge monitoring, and GPS tracking through an independent app and server infrastructure. Because OVMS communicates directly with the vehicle's CAN bus using a user-supplied SIM card, it doesn't depend on Nissan's servers.<ref name="ovms" /> | ||
Installation requires disconnecting Nissan's factory TCU on models that have one. On vehicles without a factory TCU (Leaf Visia trim, e-NV200 Visia/Acenta), OVMS works without modification. On 2018+ ZE1 models, installation is more involved: it requires removing the instrument cluster and tapping CAN buses at the gateway module.<ref name="ovms" /> | Installation requires disconnecting Nissan's factory TCU on models that have one. On vehicles without a factory TCU (Leaf Visia trim, e-NV200 Visia/Acenta), OVMS works without modification. On 2018+ ZE1 models, installation is more involved: it requires removing the instrument cluster and tapping CAN buses at the gateway module.<ref name="ovms" /> | ||
[https://github.com/developerfromjokela/opencarwings OpenCARWINGS] is a reverse-engineered server software for restoring factory TCU back to its working state, by replacing the SIM card and programming in new server settings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OpenCARWINGS home page |url=https://opencarwings.viaaq.eu/}}</ref> Currently ZE0-AZE0 until 2016 are fully supported, also e-NV200. The installation is pretty straightforward, which includes accessing the TCU and replacing the old SIM card. <ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://opencarwings.viaaq.eu/static/tcu_guide.html}}</ref>Support for newer vehicles are currently under work.<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://github.com/developerfromjokela/nissan-leaf-tcu/issues/3}}</ref> | |||
OpenCARWINGS makes available more functionality than Nissan had ever provided during official NissanConnect service. Full telemetry data, vehicle location info, sending map destinations to car and more. Nissan had collected vast amounta of data, which is now viewable on OpenCARWINGS, never seen before by the customer. It is truly shocking how much data they have collected and never showed the user. | |||
==Legal context== | ==Legal context== | ||