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Airbag Safety Recall Prompted by Infiniti Side Airbag Defect

Nissan is recalling 1,349 model year 2003-2005 Infiniti Q45 vehicles. A wiring connector for the seat mounted airbag may experience increased electrical resistance, resulting in the non-deployment of the side air bags. Non-deployment of side air bags could increase the risk of personal injury. The safety recall is expected to begin on or about March 12, 2012. 12V-079. This recall was preceded by a governmental defect investigation. This investigation has revealed that faulty side air bag module connectors located under the front seats can cause an interruption in the electrical current that will drop the input voltage below the specified range. As a result, the air bag warning lamp illuminates and the affected side air bag is deactivated. The rates of complaints, field reports and warranty claims related to the subject issue are very high. For example, Nissan submitted 4,853 warranty claims on 3,551 distinct subject vehicles out of 13,836 total subject vehicles. Also, analyses of warranty claims indicate an increasing failure trend over time. EA09-005.

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