Nissan North America (Nissan) is recalling certain 2017 Infiniti Q50 and Q50 Hybrid vehicles. The driver's frontal air bag inflator may have been improperly welded.

Risk: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator may crack and release the gas needed to properly deploy the air bag, increasing the risk of injury.

2014 INFINITI Q50 HYBRID

3296947 vehicles affected

16V244000

AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF, Sentra, and Pathfinder, 2014-2016 Nissan NV200 Taxi, Infiniti QX60, QX60 Hybrid, and Q50 Hybrid, 2014-2017 Nissan Rogue and Infiniti Q50, 2015-2016 Nissan Murano, Murano Hybrid, and Chevrolet City Express, 2014-2015 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid, and 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles. In these vehicles, the front seat passenger Occupant Classification System (OCS) may incorrectly classify an adult passenger as a child or classify the seat as empty despite it being occupied. As a result, the passenger frontal air bag may be turned off and not deploy in the event of a crash.

Risk: If the passenger frontal air bag does not deploy as intended in the event of a crash, the passenger is at an increased risk of injury.

2016 INFINITI Q50 HYBRID

28182 vehicles affected

16V430000

STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

Nissan North America, Inc.'s (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Infiniti Q50 vehicles manufactured December 26, 2012, to December 11, 2015, and Infiniti Q50 Hybrid vehicles manufactured December 10, 2012, to December 17, 2015. The Direct Adaptive Steering system may experience an error at vehicle start up altering the vehicle's steering responsiveness and turning radius.

Risk: If the vehicle does not steer as the driver anticipates, there is an increased the risk of a crash.

2014 INFINITI Q50 HYBRID

5412 vehicles affected

14V581000

HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2014 Infiniti Q50 hybrid vehicles manufactured December 10, 2012, to June 25, 2014, and Infiniti Q70 hybrid vehicles manufactured November 7, 2013, to May 7, 2014. Due to a software error, the electric motor may stop working while the vehicle is being driven using the electric motor only.

Risk: The stall-like condition that occurs when the electric motor stops working may increase the risk of a crash.

2014 INFINITI Q50 HYBRID

817 vehicles affected

14V582000

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2014 Infiniti Q50 hybrid vehicles manufactured October 16, 2013, to January 27, 2014, and Infiniti Q70 hybrid vehicles manufactured November 7, 2013, to December 10, 2013. The affected vehicles may have been assembled with transmissions whose housings were damaged during their manufacturing.

Risk: The damaged housings could crack and fracture, creating road debris and disabling the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

2014 INFINITI Q50 HYBRID

6562 vehicles affected

14V583000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Infiniti M35 hybrid vehicles manufactured April 7, 2012, to September 9, 2013, 2014 Infiniti Q50 hybrid vehicles manufactured December 10, 2012, to July 15, 2014, and 2014-2015 Infiniti Q70 hybrid vehicles manufactured April 9, 2010, to May 7, 2014. Due to a software error, In the affected vehicles, if the signal is lost from one of the two throttle position sensors (TPS), the engine control module (ECM) will go into a fail-safe mode, partially closing the throttle chamber. Should the lost signal be restored, the throttle chamber may open, regardless of the position signal from the TPS.

Risk: The vehicle may gradually accelerate due to the throttle chamber reopening. This unexpected acceleration may increase the risk of a crash.

Recent Complaints

2014 INFINITI Q50 HYBRID

ID: 2064035

STEERING

The contact owns a 2014 Infiniti Q50 Hybrid. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the steering wheel was turned left and right; however, the steering wheel failed to function as intended. In addition, several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the steering wheel had seized. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent at first but then became a persistent failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The contact was informed that the repair was not covered under warranty or special repair programs. In addition, the contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V430000 (Steering); however, the VIN was not covered under the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 102,000.