NHTSA campaign 15V226000
Infiniti Recall 15V-226: Passenger Air Bag Inflator may Rupture
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 15V226000 was reported by Nissan North America, Inc. on April 17, 2015, with 12,606 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Infiniti FX35, Infiniti FX45, Infiniti I35 and more for model years 2003–2006. Owners were notified on June 16, 2015, 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 15V226000 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.
To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Infiniti VIN check: decode a VIN to see its year, make and model.
Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 15V226000 (also written 15V-226 or 15V226)
- Filed by
- Nissan North America, Inc.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 12,606 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 92.64% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 15V226000. 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 FX35
Infiniti FX45
Infiniti I35
Infiniti M35
- 2006 · Vehicles built December 17, 2004 – January 24, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Infiniti M45
- 2006 · Vehicles built December 17, 2004 – January 24, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 15V226000.
Defect description
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.
Safety consequence
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.
Manufacturer remedy
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.
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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 15V226000
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.