Fri Jan 24, 2020 12:07 am
I think the original 2011-12 non-CW battery pack part no (what I replaced) is 295B0-3NA7A and the current price for that part is typical of that at NissanPartsDeal.com which is $7691.00 vs their 295B0-9RB9E (what was my replacement) price which is $4739.82 (although my dealer only charged $4588.98), which is $2951.18 more. Perhaps a past increase in the exact original battery pack part played a role in the story...
I suspect that there are a lot of internal differences between the 3NA7A and the 9RB9E part. The former probably uses cabling, buss bars, controller, etc that were changed beginning in 2013 and the battery modules themselves have changed more than once (improved) since then, I think.
I can verify that the initial state of charge for my new battery pack was about 6 miles (according to Jeff) and is why I had to wait longer to get my Leaf before driving home. (BTW they offered to drive me home (and back) during the wait, but I chose to spend that time at the dealership.)