Recall 15V226000

AIR BAGS

Report Date
20150417
Component
AIR BAGS
Affected Vehicles
10 models

Defect Description

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.

Safety Consequence

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger’s frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

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.

Affected Vehicles

Year Make Model
2003 INFINITI FX35
2003 INFINITI FX45
2003 INFINITI I35
2004 INFINITI FX35
2004 INFINITI FX45
2004 INFINITI I35
2005 INFINITI FX35
2005 INFINITI FX45
2006 INFINITI M35
2006 INFINITI M45

Check your vehicle: Visit NHTSA.gov and enter your VIN to see if your specific vehicle is affected.