NHTSA campaign 12V079000

Infiniti Recall 12V-079: SIDE AIR BAG NON-DEPLOYMENT

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 12V079000 was reported by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. on February 28, 2012, with 1,349 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Infiniti Q45 for model years 2003–2005. Owners were notified on March 19, 2012, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 12V079000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 12V079000 (also written 12V-079 or 12V079)
Filed by: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Report received: February 28, 2012
Potentially affected: 1,349 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Air Bags — Side/Window
Owners notified: March 19, 2012
NHTSA investigation: Engineering Analysis EA09-005 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V079000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Infiniti

Infiniti Q45
- 2003, 2004, 2005

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V079000.

Defect description

NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2003-2005 INFINITI Q45 VEHICLES. A WIRING CONNECTOR FOR THE SEAT MOUNTED AIRBAG MAY EXPERIENCE INCREASED ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE, RESULTING IN THE NON-DEPLOYMENT OF THE SIDE AIR BAGS.

Safety consequence

NON-DEPLOYMENT OF SIDE AIR BAGS COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.

Manufacturer remedy

NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE WIRING CONNECTOR, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 19, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-647-7261.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V079000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.