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NHTSA campaign 15V287000

Infiniti and Nissan Recall 15V-287: Passenger Air Bag Inflator may Rupture

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 15V287000 was reported by Nissan North America, Inc. on May 15, 2015, with 1,090,569 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Nissan Sentra, Infiniti FX35, Infiniti FX45 and more for model years 2001–2006. Owners were notified on June 15, 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 15V287000 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.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
15V287000 (also written 15V-287 or 15V287)
Filed by
Nissan North America, Inc.
Report received
Potentially affected
1,090,569 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Air Bags
Owners notified

Repair completion: 39.65% (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 15V287000. 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

    • 2003, 2004, 2005 · Vehicles built November 21, 2002 – June 15, 2003 (per NHTSA)

  • Infiniti FX45

    • 2003, 2004, 2005 · Vehicles built November 21, 2002 – June 15, 2003 (per NHTSA)

  • Infiniti I30

    • 2001 · Vehicles built June 2, 2000 – August 4, 2001 (per NHTSA)

  • Infiniti I35

    • 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built July 10, 2001 – June 3, 2003 (per NHTSA)

  • Infiniti QX4

    • 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built July 16, 2001 – October 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)
All Infiniti recalls

Nissan

  • Nissan Maxima

    • 2001, 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built June 20, 2000 – December 16, 2002 (per NHTSA)

  • Nissan Pathfinder

    • 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built July 16, 2001 – July 19, 2004 (per NHTSA)

  • Nissan Sentra

All Nissan recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 15V287000.

Defect description

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2001-2003 Nissan Maxima, 2002-2004 Pathfinder, 2002-2006 Sentra, 2002-2003 Infiniti QX4 and I35, 2003 FX35 and FX45, and 2001 I30 vehicles. 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 passenger's 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 15, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261. Note: On December 18, 2015 Nissan informed NHTSA of an amendment of this recall to remove 2004-2005 Infiniti FX35 and FX45 vehicles.

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 15V287000

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.