Infiniti Air Bags: Inflator Module

Infiniti is recalling about 216,678 vehicles over a problem with the air bags. An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Campaign
20V188000
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Reported
30 March 2020
Vehicles
216,678
Built between
Jul 2012 – Aug 2015
Models
4
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
7 May 2020
Repaired
43%
Unrepaired
123,229

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between July 2012 and August 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2011-2012 Infiniti QX56
  • 2013-2015 Nissan Armada
  • 2012-2017 Nissan NV
  • 2013-2015 Nissan TitanBuilt July 2012 to August 2015

Repair progress

123,229 of 216,678 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2022.

43% repaired — 93,449 of 216,678 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2012-2017 NV Cargo and NV Passenger Van, 2013-2015 Titan and Armada and 2011-2012 Infiniti QX56 vehicles. Due to a manufacturing issue, the air bag inflator may not function properly or may rupture during deployment.

What could happen

An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

What gets fixed

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front driver air bag inflators, free of charge. The recall began May 7, 2020.

Parts involved

  • Module Assy - Air Bag, Driver98510 1PA0APSDI-5D Inflator for Front Driver Air Bag Module
  • Module Assy - Air Bag, Driver98510 9GE0APSDI-5D Inflator for Front Driver Air Bag Module
  • Module Assy - Air Bag, Driver98510 9GE0BPSDI-5D Inflator for Front Driver Air Bag Module
  • Module Assy - Air Bag, Driver98510 9GE0CPSDI-5D Inflator for Front Driver Air Bag Module

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJuly 2012 to August 2015
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA30 March 2020
  3. Owners notified7 May 2020
  4. Latest repair reportQ1 2022 — 43% repaired

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 30 March 2020.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or Infiniti customer service at 1-800-662-6200.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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