$1.5M Nissan North America Settlement Ends Class Action Lawsuit Over Nov. 2023 Data Breach

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Nissan North America has agreed to a $1,500,000 settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit alleging that the automotive giant failed to protect its employees’ private information from a November 2023 data breach.

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The Nissan North America class action settlement received preliminary approval from the court on January 22, 2026 and covers all individuals who received notice from the company that their private information may have been compromised as a result of the data breach that began on or around November 7, 2023.

The court-approved website for the Nissan North America data breach settlement can be found at NNADataSettlement.com.

According to the website, Nissan NA settlement class members who file a valid, timely claim form have multiple options for reimbursement.

Class members who submit with their claim form proof of documented losses stemming from the data breach are eligible to receive “Cash Payment A,” which provides up to $450 to class members with documented ordinary losses or up to $4,500 to class members with documented extraordinary losses. The settlement agreement stipulates that claims for a documented-loss payment must include third-party proof and demonstrate that the class members suffered actual monetary damages that had not been previously reimbursed.

Per the agreement, documented ordinary losses include any expenses related to bank fees, postage, travel, notary fees, credit repair services, credit reports, and any credit monitoring and identity protection products obtained after the data breach.

The agreement further states that documented extraordinary losses include any unreimbursed expenses related to the misuse of a class member’s Social Security number, date of birth or other personally identifiable information.

In lieu of documented losses, class members may instead file a claim to receive an alternative cash payment of up to $100, or “Cash Payment B.” According to the settlement agreement, this cash payment may be subject to a pro-rated reduction depending on the number of valid claims filed.

Nissan settlement class members may elect to receive their cash payout by check or electronic payment, the agreement notes, and all checks must be cashed within 60 days of issuance before they expire.

In addition to any monetary benefits, all settlement class members may also file a claim to receive an enrollment code for two free years of credit monitoring through Experian, which also includes identity theft insurance. The agreement stresses that credit monitoring is available to all class members, including those who previously enrolled in the credit monitoring services referenced in the Nissan data breach notice.

To file a Nissan data breach claim form online, class members can head to this page and enter the class member ID listed on their received copy of the settlement notice. Alternatively, class members may download a PDF of the claim form from the settlement site to print, fill out and return by mail to the address of the settlement administrator noted near the top of the document.

All Nissan NA settlement claim forms must be submitted online or by mail by May 26, 2026.

Finally, the agreement reports that Nissan has implemented several cybersecurity enhancements since the November 2023 data breach, including tougher firewall policies, VPN logins, expanded response detection, extended security operations support, enhanced monitoring and enhanced security training for employees.

The court will determine whether to grant final approval to the Nissan NA data breach settlement following a hearing on June 1, 2026. Compensation will begin to be distributed to class members only after final approval has been granted and any appeals have been resolved.

The Nissan North America class action lawsuit claimed that the automotive company failed to implement appropriate cybersecurity measures to protect sensitive employee information stored on its systems, leading to a data breach that began on or around November, 2023. Per court documents, the private information that may have been compromised as a result of the breach includes names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, employee identification numbers, pay information and medical records.

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