Infiniti Fx35 Recalls

The INFINITI FX35 has 16 recalls covering the 2003–2009 production run, with the most serious being a passenger-side frontal airbag inflator defect on 2003–2008 models where the inflator can rupture and send metal fragments into the cabin, potentially causing serious injury or death.

The airbag inflator issue is the dominant safety concern across this model's history and spans multiple recall campaigns, some of which reflect prior repair attempts that did not fully resolve the problem. The core defect affects 2003–2008 vehicles: the passenger frontal airbag inflator can rupture during deployment, scattering metal fragments toward occupants. Vehicles originally sold or registered in high-humidity regions such as Florida, Hawaii, Texas, and similar climates face heightened risk because heat and moisture accelerate propellant degradation. A separate but related concern affects 2003–2008 vehicles that previously received a replacement airbag cushion under an earlier recall repair: the replacement cushion may have been folded incorrectly, causing it to tear during deployment rather than inflate properly. A further issue affects 2006 models that received a specific prior repair, where an incorrect airbag assembly may have been installed, again leaving the bag unable to deploy as intended.

The 2009 model year has a steering column defect where a shaft joint can develop excessive play or separate, causing looseness in the steering wheel or a sudden loss of steering control.

On 2003 models, front brake caliper mounting bolts may not have been tightened to specification at the factory, allowing the caliper to rotate or detach from its bracket and causing brake failure. That same model year also has a propeller shaft attachment issue where bolts connecting the shaft to the transmission and differential may be under-torqued, allowing the shaft to detach while driving. Tail, stop, and turn signal lamps on 2003 vehicles can appear too dim when viewed from certain angles, reducing the vehicle's visibility to other drivers. Three additional 2003-only recalls address headlamp output and rear combination lamp output that fell short of lighting standards, along with an undersized child seat tether anchor label.