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Infiniti I30 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 6 safety recalls and 249 owner complaints across 9 model years of the Infiniti I30 (1996–2004). The most-complained-about year is 2001.

6
safety recalls, all years
249
owner complaints, all years
2001
year with most recalls
2001
year with most complaints

Pick your Infiniti I30 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2004 Infiniti I3021
2003 Infiniti I3022
2002 Infiniti I3022
2001 Infiniti I30375
2000 Infiniti I30050
1999 Infiniti I30026
1998 Infiniti I30249
1997 Infiniti I30120
1996 Infiniti I30024

What Infiniti I30 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 249 complaints with NHTSA. The 2001 model year has the most, with 75.

All Infiniti I30 recalls (6)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Infiniti I30, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Inflator module (air bags)

    NHTSA 20V008000 Reported 307,962 vehicles potentially affected Nissan North America, Inc.

    Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2001-2003 Maxima, 2002-2006 Sentra, 2002-2004 Pathfinder, 2007-2011 Versa Sedan and Versa Hatchback, 2001-2004 Infiniti I30 and I35, 2002-2003 Inifiniti QX4, 2003-2008 Infiniti FX35 and FX45 and 2006-2010 M35 and M45 vehicles. The vehicles are equipped with non-desiccated, frontal…

    Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflators with alternate desiccated inflators, free of charge. The recall began February 12, 2020. Owners may contact Nissan customer…

    Model years: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

  2. Inflator module (air bags)

    NHTSA 16V349000 Reported 413,852 vehicles potentially affected Nissan North America, Inc.

    Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2003-2008 Infiniti FX35 and FX45, 2003-2004 Infiniti I35, 2006-2010 Infiniti M35 and M45, and 2007-2011 Nissan Versa vehicles, originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto…

    Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began December 21, 2017. All owners should receive a second notice by May 15, 2017. Owners may…

    Model years: 2003, 2004

  3. Air bags

    NHTSA 15V287000 Reported 1,090,569 vehicles potentially affected Nissan North America, Inc.

    Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2001-2003 Nissan Maxima, 2002-2004 Pathfinder, 2002-2006 Sentra, 2002-2003 Infiniti QX4 and I35, 2003 FX35 and FX45, and 2001 I30 vehicles. Upon deployment of the passenger side frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.

    Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on June 15, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261. Note: On December 18,…

    Model years: 2001

  4. Alternator/generator/regulator (electrical system)

    NHTSA 02V171000 Reported 161,000 vehicles potentially affected NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

    On certain passenger vehicles, one of the diodes used in the alternator may have been damaged when built. This can eventually result in failure of the diode and an electrical short which could melt the plastic housing.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the alternator. Owner notification began july 29, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable…

    Model years: 1997, 1998

  5. Suspension: lower arm

    NHTSA 02V146000 Reported 90,500 vehicles potentially affected NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

    On certain passenger vehicles, the pin at the end of the front suspension transverse link (lower control arm) could break where it is mounted to the frame.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the transverse links on the left and right sides with new ones. Owner notification began july 29, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do…

    Model years: 2001, 2002

  6. Alternator/generator/regulator (electrical system)

    NHTSA 99V129000 Reported 17,000 vehicles potentially affected NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. One of the diodes used in the alternator may have been damaged when built. This can eventually result in failure of the diode and an electrical short which could melt the plastic housing.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the alternator.

    Model years: 1998

Other Infiniti models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.