- Vehicles
- 375
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 9
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 23 September 2022
- Repaired
- 59%
- Unrepaired
- 155
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- 2006-2010 Infiniti M35
- 2006-2010 Infiniti M45
- Infiniti Passenger Airbag
- 2002-2003 Infiniti QX4
- Nissan Driver Side Airbag
- 2001-2003 Nissan Maxima
- Nissan Passenger Airbag
- 2002-2006 Nissan Sentra
- 2007-2012 Nissan Versa
Repair progress
155 of 375 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2024.
59% repaired — 220 of 375 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 air bag inflator replacement service parts that may have been installed as part of a theft or collision repair. The parts include certain passenger-side air bag inflators designed to fit Infiniti 2002-2003 QX4, 2006-2010 M35 and M45; Nissan 2001-2003 Maxima, 2002-2006 Sentra, and both driver and passenger-side inflators designed to fit 2007-2012 Versa Sedan and Versa Hatchback vehicles. Please see Nissan's recall report for the specific part numbers. These replacement inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
What could happen
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
What gets fixed
Dealers will inspect and replace the inflators as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 14, 2022.
Parts involved
- INFINITI Service PartK851E5W501Passenger Airbag Inflator - Black
- INFINITI Service PartY851EEH100Passenger Airbag Inflator
- Nissan Service Part98510EM38CDriver Airbag Inflator - Charcoal
- Nissan Service Part98510EM38DDriver Airbag Inflator - Beige
- Nissan Service Part985154Z60DPassenger Airbag Inflator – Stone, Sage
- Nissan Service Part98515EM38APassenger Airbag Inflator – Charcoal
- Nissan Service Part98515EM38BPassenger Airbag Inflator - Beige
- Nissan Service PartK85154Z602Passenger Airbag Inflator – Sand
- Nissan Service PartK85154Z660Passenger Airbag Inflator – Charcoal, Lava
- Nissan Service PartK851E4Y900Passenger Airbag Inflator – Charcoal, Lava
- Nissan Service PartK851E4Y900Passenger Airbag Inflator - Black
Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA9 August 2022
- Owners notified23 September 2022
- Latest repair reportQ4 2024 — 59% 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 9 August 2022.
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's customer service at 1-800-867-7669.
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.nhtsa.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.