Infiniti Q50 Recalls (2014-2021)
The Infiniti Q50 has been the subject of 14 recall campaigns on record with NHTSA across the 2014 to 2021 model years. They cluster mostly around the steering, air bags, and power train.
The Infiniti Q50 scores 80 out of 100 (grade A), one of the cleaner recall records among the vehicles we track. That score reflects how serious the recalls are rather than how many. 71% involve a critical safety system, none carried a do-not-drive warning, and 7% were issued in the last three years. How the score works.
Those 14 campaigns span 7 model years of the Infiniti Q50. The single largest affected 3,296,947 vehicles, over air bags. A recall repair is free at a franchised dealer and most never expire, so an older open recall is still worth fixing. Beyond recalls, you can also see the most common Q50 problems owners report and its crash-test safety ratings.
The full record is below, grouped first by model year and then listed in detail. Each entry gives the defect NHTSA describes, the safety risk it creates, the manufacturer's remedy, the number of vehicles in that campaign, and the dates. A recall covers a whole production run, so a campaign listed for the Infiniti Q50 may not apply to your exact vehicle, and one you have already had repaired will still appear in the history. To see what is actually open and unfixed on a specific car, check its 17-digit VIN.
Infiniti Q50 recalls by model year
Recall activity by model year. Select a year to jump to its recalls below. Older years often carry more recalls simply because defects surface over time.
Infiniti Q50 recalls by affected system
Which vehicle systems the recalls touch, using NHTSA's component groups. Select a system to see how it is recalled across every make and model.
Recalls by model year
2021 Infiniti Q50 Recalls
3 recalls affect the 2021 Infiniti Q50, involving the back over prevention, steering, and suspension.
2019 Infiniti Q50 Recalls
1 recall affects the 2019 Infiniti Q50, involving the back over prevention.
2018 Infiniti Q50 Recalls
3 recalls affect the 2018 Infiniti Q50, involving the power train, back over prevention, and electrical system.
2017 Infiniti Q50 Recalls
4 recalls affect the 2017 Infiniti Q50, involving the air bags, power train, and electrical system.
2016 Infiniti Q50 Recalls
4 recalls affect the 2016 Infiniti Q50, involving the power train, electrical system, and fuel system.
2015 Infiniti Q50 Recalls
3 recalls affect the 2015 Infiniti Q50, involving the power train, steering, and air bags.
2014 Infiniti Q50 Recalls
8 recalls affect the 2014 Infiniti Q50, involving the power train, steering, and air bags.
Every Infiniti Q50 recall in detail
Select any recall to read the full defect, risk, and remedy text. Do Not Drive and Park Outside warnings stay visible without opening anything.
Power Train
- Affected years
- 2014-2018 Infiniti Q50
- Vehicles in this recall
- 7,222
- Reported
- Jun 21, 2024
- Owners notified
- Aug 13, 2024
Defect: Nissan North America, Inc. (INFINITI) is recalling certain 2011-2013 M56, 2012-2013 M35 Hybrid, 2014-2018 Q50, Q70 Hybrid, 2014-2019 Q70, and 2015-2019 Q70L two-wheel drive vehicles. The driveshaft can fatigue and break.
Risk: A broken driveshaft can result in a loss of drive power, or a vehicle roll away when the vehicle is in park without the parking brake applied. Both scenarios can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the driveshaft, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 13, 2024. Owners may contact INFINITI's customer service at 1-800-662-6200. INFINITI's numbers for this recall are R24A5 and R24A7.
NHTSA campaign number 24V470000.
Back Over Prevention
- Affected years
- 2021 Infiniti Q50
- Vehicles in this recall
- 3,569
- Reported
- Aug 2, 2021
- Owners notified
- Sep 14, 2021
Defect: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2021 Infinity Q50, Q60, and QX80 vehicles. A software error may deactivate the audio/video control unit screen, preventing the rear-view image from displaying. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Risk: A rear-view camera that does not display an image reduces the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will update the control unit software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 14, 2021. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R21A9.
NHTSA campaign number 21V599000.
Steering
- Affected years
- 2021 Infiniti Q50
- Vehicles in this recall
- 14,276
- Reported
- May 27, 2021
- Owners notified
- Jul 26, 2021
Defect: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020 Nissan Murano, INFINITI QX60, 2021 Nissan GT-R, INFINITI QX50, and Q50 vehicles. The front steering knuckle or rear axle housing may have insufficient strength due to improper heat-treatment.
Risk: The steering knuckle or rear axle could deform upon impact, such as from hitting a curb, resulting in a loss of steering control, or possible wheel separation. Both of these conditions can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the front steering knuckle and rear axle housing, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 26, 2021. Nissan owners may contact customer service at 1-800-867-7669. INFINITI owners may contact customer service at 1-800-662-6200.
NHTSA campaign number 21V402000.
Engine And Engine Cooling
- Affected years
- 2021 Infiniti Q50
- Vehicles in this recall
- 12,943
- Reported
- Apr 4, 2021
- Owners notified
- May 25, 2021
Defect: Nissan North America, Inc. (INFINITI) is recalling certain 2021 INFINITI Q50 and Q60 vehicles. After detecting rapid acceleration, the Engine Control Module (ECM) may incorrectly reduce engine power and reduce fuel supply to the engine.
Risk: A lack of fuel may cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: INFINITI will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the ECM software, free of charge. The recall began on May 25, 2021. Owners may contact INFINITI customer service at 1-800-662-6200. INFINITI's number for this recall is R20C5.
NHTSA campaign number 21V234000.
Back Over Prevention
- Affected years
- 2018-2019 Infiniti Q50
- Vehicles in this recall
- 1,228,830
- Reported
- Sep 12, 2019
- Owners notified
- Nov 11, 2019
Defect: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX80 vehicles. Additionally included are 2019 Nissan GT-R and Taxi and Infiniti QX50, QX60, Q70, Q70L vehicles. The back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the next time the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Risk: The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners in phases, having dealers update the back-up camera settings software, free of charge. The recall began November 11, 2019 and all affected VINs should be activated. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or INFINITI customer service at 1-800-662-6200.
NHTSA campaign number 19V654000.
Air Bags
- Affected years
- 2017 Infiniti Q50
- Vehicles in this recall
- 814
- Reported
- Sep 15, 2017
- Owners notified
- Oct 30, 2017
Defect: Nissan North America (Nissan) is recalling certain 2017 Infiniti Q50 and Q50 Hybrid vehicles. The driver's frontal air bag inflator may have been improperly welded.
Risk: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator may crack and release the gas needed to properly deploy the air bag, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver side air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began October 30, 2017. Owners may contact Infiniti customer service at 1-800-662-6200, option 7.
NHTSA campaign number 17V571000.
Electrical System
- Affected years
- 2016-2018 Infiniti Q50
- Vehicles in this recall
- 14,192
- Reported
- Jul 27, 2017
- Owners notified
- Aug 29, 2017
Defect: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Infiniti Q50 and 2017 Infiniti Q60 vehicles equipped with a 2.0L engine. Incorrect Fuel Pump Control Module (FPCM) software may allow the fuel level in the main tank to be too low to supply fuel to the engine, causing the engine to stall while driving.
Risk: An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and Infiniti dealers will reprogram the Fuel Pump Control Module (FPCM) with corrected software, free of charge. The recall began August 29, 2017. Owners may contact Infiniti customer service at 1-800-662-6200.
NHTSA campaign number 17V476000.
Steering
- Affected years
- 2014-2016 Infiniti Q50
- Vehicles in this recall
- 28,182
- Reported
- Jun 13, 2016
- Owners notified
- Aug 12, 2016
Defect: Nissan North America, Inc.'s (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Infiniti Q50 vehicles manufactured December 26, 2012, to December 11, 2015, and Infiniti Q50 Hybrid vehicles manufactured December 10, 2012, to December 17, 2015. The Direct Adaptive Steering system may experience an error at vehicle start up altering the vehicle's steering responsiveness and turning radius.
Risk: If the vehicle does not steer as the driver anticipates, there is an increased the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the Direct Adaptive Steering ECU software, free of charge. The recall began on August 12, 2016. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
NHTSA campaign number 16V430000.
Air Bags
- Affected years
- 2014-2017 Infiniti Q50
- Vehicles in this recall
- 3,296,947
- Reported
- Apr 26, 2016
- Owners notified
- Jun 10, 2016
Defect: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF, Sentra, and Pathfinder, 2014-2016 Nissan NV200 Taxi, Infiniti QX60, QX60 Hybrid, and Q50 Hybrid, 2014-2017 Nissan Rogue and Infiniti Q50, 2015-2016 Nissan Murano, Murano Hybrid, and Chevrolet City Express, 2014-2015 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid, and 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles. In these vehicles, the front seat passenger Occupant Classification System (OCS) may incorrectly classify an adult passenger as a child or classify the seat as empty despite it being occupied. As a result, the passenger frontal air bag may be turned off and not deploy in the event of a crash.
Risk: If the passenger frontal air bag does not deploy as intended in the event of a crash, the passenger is at an increased risk of injury.
Remedy: Nissan will notify their owners. Chevrolet City Express owners will be notified by General Motors. Dealers will reprogram the Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) and OCS Electronic Control Unit (ECU) in Altima, Maxima, Murano, Rogue, and Sentra vehicles, and replace the OCS ECU in LEAF, NV200, NV200 Taxi, Pathfinder, Infiniti Q50, JX35, and QX60 and Chevrolet City Express vehicles, free of charge. Interim notices were sent to owners on May 31, 2016. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669, Infiniti customer service at 1-888-833-3216 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020.
NHTSA campaign number 16V244000.
Power Train
- Affected years
- 2014 Infiniti Q50
- Vehicles in this recall
- 817
- Reported
- Sep 22, 2014
- Owners notified
- Nov 10, 2014
Defect: 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.
Risk: The damaged housings could crack and fracture, creating road debris and disabling the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: 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.
NHTSA campaign number 14V582000.
Engine And Engine Cooling
- Affected years
- 2014 Infiniti Q50
- Vehicles in this recall
- 6,562
- Reported
- Sep 22, 2014
- Owners notified
- Nov 10, 2014
Defect: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Infiniti M35 hybrid vehicles manufactured April 7, 2012, to September 9, 2013, 2014 Infiniti Q50 hybrid vehicles manufactured December 10, 2012, to July 15, 2014, and 2014-2015 Infiniti Q70 hybrid vehicles manufactured April 9, 2010, to May 7, 2014. Due to a software error, In the affected vehicles, if the signal is lost from one of the two throttle position sensors (TPS), the engine control module (ECM) will go into a fail-safe mode, partially closing the throttle chamber. Should the lost signal be restored, the throttle chamber may open, regardless of the position signal from the TPS.
Risk: The vehicle may gradually accelerate due to the throttle chamber reopening. This unexpected acceleration may increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the ECM, free of charge. The recall began on November 10, 2014. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
NHTSA campaign number 14V583000.
Hybrid Propulsion System
- Affected years
- 2014 Infiniti Q50
- Vehicles in this recall
- 5,412
- Reported
- Sep 22, 2014
- Owners notified
- Nov 1, 2014
Defect: 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.
Risk: The stall-like condition that occurs when the electric motor stops working may increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy: 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.
NHTSA campaign number 14V581000.
Air Bags
- Affected years
- 2014 Infiniti Q50
- Vehicles in this recall
- 989,701
- Reported
- Mar 25, 2014
- Owners notified
- Apr 14, 2014
Defect: 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.
Risk: 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.
Remedy: 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.
NHTSA campaign number 14V138000.
Steering
- Affected years
- 2014 Infiniti Q50
- Vehicles in this recall
- 23
- Reported
- Nov 20, 2013
- Owners notified
- Nov 19, 2013
Defect: 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.
Risk: The disablement of the steering systems could result in a loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: 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.
NHTSA campaign number 13V588000.
Common questions about Infiniti Q50 recalls
- Does the Infiniti Q50 have any recalls?
- Yes. NHTSA has 14 recall campaigns on record for the Infiniti Q50 across the 2014 to 2021 model years. The most common areas are the steering, air bags, and power train.
- How many times has the Infiniti Q50 been recalled?
- The Infiniti Q50 has 14 recall campaigns from the 2014 to 2021 model years. A single campaign often covers several model years at once, so the number of recalls is not the same as the number of years affected.
- What is the most serious Infiniti Q50 recall?
- The most serious recall on record involves the air bags, affecting 3,296,947 vehicles. If the passenger frontal air bag does not deploy as intended in the event of a crash, the passenger is at an increased risk of injury.
- Which Infiniti Q50 model year has the most recalls?
- The 2014 Infiniti Q50 has the most, with 8 recall campaigns on record. Older model years often pick up more recalls over time, since defects can surface years after a car is built.
- How do I check if my Infiniti Q50 has an open recall?
- Enter your 17-digit VIN on the recall check page. It returns the recalls tied to your exact vehicle straight from NHTSA. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer, with no expiration on most safety recalls.
Recall data comes from NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. For how it is sourced and how the safety score is built, see the methodology and data sources. This page is a reference, not legal or safety advice.