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2007 INFINITI M45 Airbags Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA

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Airbags reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Feb 21, 2017
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
30%
of 27 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2007 INFINITI M45 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming airbag

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Airbags
Filed Feb 21, 2017

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN OCTOBER INDICATING THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE AND THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. MY FAMILIES LIFE AND SAFETY IS IN JEOPARDY. MY VEHICLE IS MY PRIMARY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION AND USED FOR TRANSPORTATION TO/FROM WORK AND TO TRANSPORT MY FAMILY. I HAVE BEEN PATIENT, NOT ALLOWING PASSENGERS IN MY FRONT SEAT FOR MONTHS. IT IS NOW THE END OF FEBRUARY, OVER FIVE MONTHS HAVE PASSED AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE LIFE THREATENING DEFECT IN MY CAR. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE! INFINITI HAS DISREGARDED THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY BY THE LACK OF ACTION TAKEN IN THIS MATTER. THIS WILL INFLUENCE FUTURE PURCHASING DECISIONS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF PURSUING A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT.

NHTSA ID
10956080
Incident
Oct 1, 2016
Airbags
Filed Jan 6, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 INFINTI M45. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10940193
Incident
Jun 15, 2016
Airbags
Filed Dec 26, 2016

TAKATA INFLATORS?? RE: MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBERR1618 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER16V-349 FOR 7 MONTHS I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A FIX TO THIS ISSUE (RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN MAY 2016). I CAN'T HAVE A PASSENGER SIT IN THE FRONT SEAT!!! REALLY?? THIS UNRESOLVED RECALL NOTICE IS HAMPERING MY ENJOYMENT OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS ALSO IMPOSSIBLE TO SELL. WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THE FIX FOR THIS ISSUE?? MY LOCAL INFINITI DEALER SAYS IT'S "NO BIG DEAL."

NHTSA ID
10937408
Incident
May 1, 2016
Airbags
Filed Dec 5, 2016

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10929945
Incident
Jul 25, 2016
Airbags
Filed Nov 22, 2016

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE BEEN WAITING 6 MONTHS FOR INFINITI TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION NOW. IT IS EMBARRASSING TO MAKE CLIENTS RIDE IN THE BACK SEAT OF A LUXURY AUTOMOBILE!

NHTSA ID
10927572
Incident
Nov 22, 2016
Airbags
Filed Oct 14, 2016

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID
10916151
Incident
Oct 14, 2016
Airbags
Filed Sep 16, 2016

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 11/01/16*LJ *TR

NHTSA ID
10907267
Incident
Jun 1, 2016
Airbags
Filed Aug 1, 2016

TAKATA RECALL - NOTIFIED BY INFINITI THAT THE CAR IS NO LONGER SAFE. THEY CANNOT FIX THE CAR AT THIS TIME. UNTIL THE CAR IS FIXED IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THEY SHOULD BE SUPPLYING ME WITH A SAFE COMPARABLE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION. THE NOTIFICATION IS AN ATTEMPT BY INFINITI TO PASS THE LIABILITY ON TO ME IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG. THEY MADE THE CAR AND SHOULD ACCEPT LIABILITY BY ENSURING SAFE TRANSPORTATION EITHER BY FIXING THE CAR NOW OR SUPPLYING AN COMPARABLE ALTERNATE MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION.

NHTSA ID
10892150
Incident
Jul 3, 2016
Mileage
65,000 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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