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Infiniti Q50 Hybrid Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 6 safety recalls and 24 owner complaints across 4 model years of the Infiniti Q50 Hybrid (2014–2017). The most-complained-about year is 2014.

6
safety recalls, all years
24
owner complaints, all years
2014
year with most recalls
2014
year with most complaints

Pick your Infiniti Q50 Hybrid model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2017 Infiniti Q50 Hybrid10
2016 Infiniti Q50 Hybrid20
2015 Infiniti Q50 Hybrid24
2014 Infiniti Q50 Hybrid520

What Infiniti Q50 Hybrid owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 24 complaints with NHTSA. The 2014 model year has the most, with 20.

All Infiniti Q50 Hybrid recalls (6)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Infiniti Q50 Hybrid, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Inflator module (air bags)

    NHTSA 17V571000 Reported 814 vehicles potentially affected Nissan North America, Inc.

    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.

    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.

    Model years: 2017

  2. Automated/adaptive steering (steering) and electric power assist system (steering)

    NHTSA 16V430000 Reported 28,182 vehicles potentially affected Nissan North America, Inc.

    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…

    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.

    Model years: 2014, 2015, 2016

  3. Occupant classification (air bags)

    NHTSA 16V244000 Reported 3,296,947 vehicles potentially affected Nissan North America, Inc.

    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,…

    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,…

    Model years: 2014, 2015, 2016

  4. Hybrid propulsion system

    NHTSA 14V581000 Reported 5,412 vehicles potentially affected Nissan North America, Inc.

    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…

    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.

    Model years: 2014

  5. Automatic transmission (power train)

    NHTSA 14V582000 Reported 817 vehicles potentially affected Nissan North America, Inc.

    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…

    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-…

    Model years: 2014

  6. Accelerator pedal (vehicle speed control) and engine (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 14V583000 Reported 6,562 vehicles potentially affected Nissan North America, Inc.

    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…

    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.

    Model years: 2014

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.