# NHTSA recall 15V226000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 15V226000
- Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
- Reported: 2015\-04\-17
- Owners notified: 2015\-06\-16
- Component: AIR BAGS
- Units potentially affected: 12606

## What is wrong

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.


## What can happen

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.


## The 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 8, for 2017 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2017\-10\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 19448
- Reported remedied: 6775 \(34%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 5293

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2003 INFINITI FX35](/makes/infiniti/fx35/2003/recalls.md). Built 2003\-05\-14 to 2005\-01\-26.
- [2004 INFINITI FX35](/makes/infiniti/fx35/2004/recalls.md). Built 2003\-05\-14 to 2005\-01\-26.
- [2005 INFINITI FX35](/makes/infiniti/fx35/2005/recalls.md). Built 2003\-05\-14 to 2005\-01\-26.
- [2003 INFINITI FX45](/makes/infiniti/fx45/2003/recalls.md). Built 2003\-05\-14 to 2005\-01\-26.
- [2004 INFINITI FX45](/makes/infiniti/fx45/2004/recalls.md). Built 2003\-05\-14 to 2005\-01\-26.
- [2005 INFINITI FX45](/makes/infiniti/fx45/2005/recalls.md). Built 2003\-05\-14 to 2005\-01\-26.
- [2003 INFINITI I35](/makes/infiniti/i35/2003/recalls.md). Built 2003\-02\-18 to 2004\-08\-02.
- [2004 INFINITI I35](/makes/infiniti/i35/2004/recalls.md). Built 2003\-02\-18 to 2004\-08\-02.
- [2006 INFINITI M35](/makes/infiniti/m35/2006/recalls.md). Built 2004\-12\-17 to 2005\-01\-24.
- [2006 INFINITI M45](/makes/infiniti/m45/2006/recalls.md). Built 2004\-12\-17 to 2005\-01\-24.

## Investigated as PE14016

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

- PE14016: Preliminary evaluation, opened 2014\-06\-11, closed 2015\-03\-02. Air Bag Inflator Rupture. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL; AIR BAGS.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/15V226000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/15V226000/investigations)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [ITB03\-068A](/bulletins/11033022.md), 2026-05-30, Service campaign
- [ITB00031D](/bulletins/10192514.md), 2021-05-10, Service bulletin
- [ITB08024C](/bulletins/10192314.md), 2021-05-10, Service bulletin
- [RETAILER SUPPORT](/bulletins/10183902.md), 2020-12-08, Service bulletin
- [RETAILER SUPPORT](/bulletins/10183901.md), 2020-12-08, Service bulletin
- [Infiniti General](/bulletins/10183900.md), 2020-12-08, Service bulletin
- [Infiniti USA Q4](/bulletins/10152986.md), 2019-02-19, Service bulletin
- [IPSB18\-254 \- Tak](/bulletins/10152500.md), 2019-01-07, Service bulletin
- [Infiniti USA Tak](/bulletins/10149803.md), 2018-12-03, Service bulletin
- [IPSB\-12\-051](/bulletins/10047579.md), 2012-12-05, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/15V226000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/15V226000)

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