2002 Infiniti Qx4

The 2002 Infiniti QX4 has 6 recalls, the most serious being a passenger-side frontal airbag inflator that can rupture during deployment, sending metal fragments into the cabin and potentially causing serious injury or death.

This airbag issue appears across multiple filings and is part of the broader Takata inflator problem. In some cases, the inflator contains propellant wafers that were not properly assembled, while in others, long-term exposure to heat and humidity degrades the propellant over time. Either way, the result is the same: the inflator can explode with excessive force when the airbag deploys in a crash, breaking the inflator housing apart and throwing metal fragments toward the driver and passengers. Prior repair attempts under earlier campaigns did not fully resolve the issue for all affected vehicles, which is why multiple filings exist for what is essentially the same defect.

The remaining recall involves the front suspension and applies only to vehicles registered or originally sold in certain northern and mid-Atlantic states where road salt is common. On these vehicles, the front strut housing can corrode and crack, eventually pulling away from the inner hood ledge assembly. When the strut loses its mounting point, the front suspension can no longer properly manage wheel movement, which affects steering response and vehicle control, particularly during braking or cornering.