Nissan North America, Inc.: Air Bags
Nissan North America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 17, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 12,606. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 Infiniti I35, 2003-2005 FX35 and FX45, and 2006 M35 and M45 vehicles originally sold, or currently registered, in geographic locations associated with high absolute humidity. Specifically, vehicles sold, or ever registered, in Florida, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Saipan, Guam, and American Samoa, as well as Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, and Georgia, are included. Upon deployment of the passenger side frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.
The risk
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passengers frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
The remedy
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on June 16, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261. Note: This recall supersedes recall 14V-701.
10 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Infiniti M35 | 210 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 2006 Infiniti M45 | 72 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 Infiniti FX35 | 94 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 2005 Infiniti FX45 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Infiniti FX35 | 120 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 Infiniti FX45 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Infiniti I35 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Infiniti FX35 | 61 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 Infiniti FX45 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 Infiniti I35 | 93 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 15V226000.
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