The Recall Desk
SevereNHTSA·14V668000·Announced 2014-10-24

Nissan Recalls Infiniti QX56 and QX80 for Air Bag Defect

Nissan is recalling 2013 Infiniti QX56 and 2014 QX80 vehicles because the driver's air bag inflator may contain an incorrect part that could rupture during deployment.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly states that the defect could cause metal fragments to strike and potentially seriously injure vehicle occupants, which aligns with the rubric criterion for 'significant injury' reports or risk of serious injury in a structural vehicle defect.

Plain-English summary

Nissan North America, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2013 Infiniti QX56 vehicles manufactured between September 1, 2012, and April 26, 2013, and model year 2014 Infiniti QX80 vehicles manufactured between June 18, 2013, and February 11, 2014. The recall involves 1,848 vehicles.

In the affected vehicles, the driver's frontal air bag inflator may have been manufactured with an incorrect part. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's air bag, this incorrect part may block the flow of propellant to the air bag, causing the inflator to rupture. The rupture could cause metal fragments to strike and potentially seriously injure the vehicle occupants.

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front driver air bag inflator free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2014. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.

The recalled product

Product
INFINITI QX80, QX56
Brand
INFINITI
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Category
Vehicle — Air Bag
Hazard
Affected units
1,848

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (2)

  • QX80
  • QX56

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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