INFINITI Q50 Recalls
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Power train: Automatic transmission
2014-09-21
14V582000
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.
The damaged housings could crack and fracture, creating road debris and disabling the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the transmission assembly and replace it if cracks are found, free of charge. The recall began on November 10, 2014. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1- 800-647-7261.
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Hybrid propulsion system
2014-09-21
14V581000
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.
The stall-like condition that occurs when the electric motor stops working may increase the risk of a crash.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the motor inverter software, free of charge. The recall began on November1, 2014. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
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Air bags: Frontal
2014-03-24
14V138000
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Altima, LEAF, Pathfinder, and Sentra, model year 2013 NV200 (aka Taxi) and INFINITI JX35 and model year 2014 INFINITI Q50 and QX60 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the occupant classification system (OCS) software may incorrectly classify the passenger seat as empty, when it is occupied by an adult.
If the OCS does not detect an adult occupant in the passenger seat, the passenger airbag would be deactivated. Failure of the passenger airbag to deploy during a crash (where deployment is warranted) could increase the risk of injury to the passenger.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will update the OCS software, free of charge. The recall began on April 14, 2014. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
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Steering: Electric power assist system
2013-11-19
13V588000
Nissan North America, Inc.'s (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2014 INFINITI Q50 vehicles equipped with Direct Adaptive Steering. The affected vehicles received a power steering software version that, should the engine compartment reach freezing temperatures, the power steering software may disable the electric steering system and also may delay the engagement of the mechanical steering backup system.
The disablement of the steering systems could result in a loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.
Nissan notified owners and arranged to have vehicles towed to the nearest INFINITI retailer. Customers were instructed not to drive their vehicles until they were repaired. INFINITI retailers provided affected customers with loaner vehicles, while the software update remedy was applied. These services were provided at no cost to the customer. Owners may contact INFINITI at 1-800-662-6200.