Infiniti FX35, FX45, I35, M35 and 1 more (2003-2006): Air bags
Recall 15V226000 · Apr 17, 2015 · Nissan North America, Inc.
12,606
vehicles affected
12,606
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 15V226000
- Date
- Apr 17, 2015
- Maker
- Nissan North America, Inc.
- Units affected
- 12,606
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags
- Model years
- 2003-2006
- Started by
- The safety regulator
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
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.
What can happen
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 fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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.
Vehicles covered
5 models, 10 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 15V226000?
5 models: Infiniti FX35 (2003-2005), Infiniti FX45 (2003-2005), Infiniti I35 (2003-2004) and 2 more, about 12,606 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 15V226000?
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.
What can happen?
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.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.