The Recall Desk
SevereNHTSA·16V349000·Announced 2016-05-24

Nissan Recalls Infiniti and Versa Vehicles for Air Bag Inflator Defect

Nissan is recalling specific Infiniti and Nissan Versa vehicles because the passenger air bag inflators may rupture, potentially causing serious injury or death.

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 an inflator rupture may result in serious injury or death, which aligns with the rubric criteria for a Severe (4) rating involving significant injury or death reports.

Plain-English summary

Nissan North America, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2003-2008 Infiniti FX35 and FX45, 2003-2004 Infiniti I35, 2006-2010 Infiniti M35 and M45, and 2007-2011 Nissan Versa vehicles. The recall is limited to vehicles originally sold or registered in specific states and territories, categorized into Zone A, Zone B, and a third group of states for the Infiniti I35. The affected vehicles are equipped with certain passenger frontal air bag inflators that may rupture due to propellant degradation after long-term exposure to humidity and temperature cycling.

An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking vehicle occupants, which could result in serious injury or death. Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator free of charge. The recall began on December 21, 2017, and owners were expected to receive a second notice by May 15, 2017.

Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 for more information.

The recalled product

Product
INFINITI, NISSAN FX45, FX35, I35, M35
Brand
INFINITI
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Category
Vehicle — Air Bag Inflator
Hazard
Affected units
413,852

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 (7)

  • FX45
  • FX35
  • I35
  • M35
  • VERSA
  • I30
  • M45

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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