Vehicle recall 15V287000 · May 15, 2015

Nissan Sentra, Infiniti FX35 and 6 more models

Upon deployment of the passenger side frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Summary: 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.
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.
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.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 15V287000
Reported to NHTSA: May 15, 2015
Filed by: Nissan North America, Inc.
Owner notification: June 15, 2015
Vehicles potentially affected: 1,090,569
Initiated by: NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
Components: Air bags

Recall 15V287000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

Vehicles covered

As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.

Infiniti FX35 (2003-2005): 2005, 2004, 2003
Infiniti FX45 (2003-2005): 2005, 2004, 2003
Infiniti I30 (2001): 2001
Infiniti I35 (2002-2003): 2003, 2002
Infiniti QX4 (2002-2003): 2003, 2002
Nissan Maxima (2001-2003): 2003, 2002, 2001
Nissan Pathfinder (2002-2004): 2004, 2003, 2002
Nissan Sentra (2002-2006): 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002

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