Is Your Infiniti Part of the Takata Recalls?
- The Takata airbag recall is the largest automotive recall in U.S. history with more than 100 million vehicles affected worldwide.
- The inflators become unstable over time and can rupture / explode during an airbag deployment, shooting metal fragments into the cabin.
- The problem is responsible for at least 27 deaths worldwide.
The propellent Takata used is exploding with such force that it's ripping the inflators into tiny metal fragments and shooting them in the direction of vehicle occupants. To make matters worse, the inflators are exploding in low-speed accidents with very little impact.
Which Infiniti Vehicles Have Been Recalled? ∞
| Make | Model | Years | Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infiniti | FX35 | 2005-2008 | Zone A, B |
| 2003-2008 | |||
| FX45 | 2005-2008 | ||
| i30 | 2003-2004 | Zone A, B, C | |
| 2001-2004 | |||
| i35 | 2003-2004 | Zone A, B, C | |
| 2001-2004 | |||
| M35 | 2006-2010 | Zone A, B | |
| M45 | 2006-2010 | Zone A, B | |
| QX4 | 2002-2003 |
What are Zones? ∞
Takata recalls are increasingly being broken down into what NHTSA calls zones. A zone is a group of states and territories where a vehicle was originally sold or registered at some point in time. A few notes about zones:
- A vehicle can be recalled in more than one zone.
- When no zone is defined, the recall was more widespread. Possibly internationally.
- If you find this all very confusing, you're not alone my friend.
So, here we go:
- Zone A: Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan) and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- Zone B: Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
- Zone C: Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Take Action ∞
Takata inflators have been linked to 11 deaths in the USA, so far.
Owners of these vehicles are urged to call the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 or lookup your VIN (vehicle identification number).
"Consumers that are uncertain whether their vehicle is impacted by the Takata recalls, or any other recall, can contact their manufacturer’s website to search, by their vehicle identification number (VIN) to confirm whether their individual vehicle has an open recall that needs to be addressed."
Further Reading
A timeline of stories related to this problem. We try to boil these stories down to the most important bits so you can quickly see where things stand. Interested in getting these stories in an email? Signup for free email alerts for your vehicle over at CarComplaints.com.
Nissan announced the 2002 QX4 and Pathfinder need their front, passenger-side airbag inflators replaced. This is important, but there's a catch.
It's only 46 vehicles. Affected owners should be notified by mail, but you can also grab your Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) and call 800-647-7261.
keep reading article "Small Number of QX4 Added to the Takata Recall List"I look forward to the day when I can stop talking about Takata recalls. Today is not that day.
Nissan and Infiniti are recalling an additional 152,500 passenger-side, frontal airbag inflators. Like before, the recall is being split into "zones" which you can read about on CarComplaints.com.
keep reading article "152,000 More Takata Inflators Need to Be Recalled"Earlier this month, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) told everyone to expect a Takata recall expansion of 35-40 million vehicles.
And now, it's happening. Of those 35 million, Nissan and Infiniti are recalling 402,000 cars.
Nissan says the 2005-2008 Infiniti FX35 and FX45, 2003-2004 Infiniti I30 and I35, 2006-2010 Infiniti M35 and M45 and 2007-2011 Nissan Versa vehicles are recalled if originally sold or ever registered in zone A.
As mentioned above, the recalls are now being split into zones. For the breakdown on zones and other recall info by visiting CarComplaints.com.
keep reading article "Another Takata Recall Expansion for Passenger Side Inflators"Roughly 1,800 QX56 and QX80 SUVs have been added to Infiniti's Takata recall list.
The latest recall involves the 2013 model year and is for a slightly different (albeit still dangerous) reason:
keep reading article "QX56 and QX80 Added to Takata Recall List"Although millions of vehicles have been recalled because of metal air bag inflators that can explode, Infiniti says the recall involves Takata air bags that were built with the wrong baffles. The outer baffle can cause internal pressure and that pressure can cause the metal inflator to explode.
Nissan and Infiniti are expanding their Takata recall to include 226,000 additional vehicles
, bringing their grand total to 706,000 following last year's initial recall.
This newest recall involves model year 2002-2003 Nissan Maxima, Pathfinder and Infiniti I35 and QX4; 2002-2004 Nissan Sentra and 2003 Infiniti FX vehicles.
The problem continues to be the same, dangerous story – the chemicals inside Takata airbag inflators have become unstable, and can explode with such force that they send metal shrapnel flying into the cabin.The recall is expected to begin in mid-August 2014, but parts might be limited as other automakers have recently expanded their Takata recalls as well.
keep reading article "To Infinity And Beyond? Nissan Expands Takata Recalls"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says there are over 3 million vehicles with airbag inflators that explode, sending metal shrapnel into the cabin during an airbag deployment.
While Honda is recalling the most, Nissan (and Infiniti) have recalled over 480,000 vehicles worldwide. That includes the 2001-2003 Infiniti i35 and QX4.
"Takata said the propellant wafers produced at a plant in Moses Lake, Washington, between April 13, 2000 and September 11, 2002, may have been produced with an inadequate compaction force. The propellant could deteriorate over time and cause too much combustion, which could cause the body of the inflator to rupture during air bag deployment."
Vehicles in more humid areas are particularly susceptible to the exploding inflators.
keep reading article "Infiniti Part of Massive Recall for Explosive Airbags"