2003 Infiniti I35

The 2003 Infiniti I35 has 4 recalls, all centered on the same serious defect: the passenger-side frontal airbag inflator can rupture during deployment and send metal fragments into the cabin, potentially causing serious injury or death.

These four recalls all address the same underlying passenger airbag inflator problem across a series of repair campaigns, some of which targeted vehicles in high-humidity regions like Florida, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, where moisture accelerates inflator degradation and raises the risk of rupture. Prior repair attempts did not fully resolve the issue, which is why multiple campaigns exist for the same vehicle. In each case, the physical danger is the same: when the airbag deploys in a crash, excessive internal pressure can cause the inflator housing to burst apart, throwing metal pieces toward the driver and passengers rather than the cushion inflating as intended. This is the Takata airbag defect, one of the most widespread safety issues in automotive history, and it affects the front passenger position on this vehicle regardless of where it currently lives or was originally sold.