2014 Infiniti Q50 Recalls, Complaints & Specs
5 safety recalls list the 2014 Infiniti Q50, and owners have filed 169 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.
5 safety recalls for the 2014 Infiniti Q50
Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.
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Driveshaft (power train)
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.
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…
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Automated/adaptive steering (steering) and electric power assist system (steering)
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.
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Occupant classification (air bags)
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,…
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Air bags: frontal and software (electrical system)
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…
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.
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Automated/adaptive steering (steering) and electric power assist system (steering)
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…
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…
169 owner complaints filed with NHTSA
Owners of the 2014 Infiniti Q50 have filed 169 complaints with NHTSA; 11 describe a crash and 2 describe a fire. Reports cite 8 injuries and 2 deaths. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 25,447 miles. Complaints peaked in 2014 with 38 filed that year.
Most-reported components
What owners are reporting
“On April 2nd I took my vehicle into the dealer for recall servicing. After leaving the dealer I had my vehicle inspected the next day by a third party repair shop and my brake caliper was missing the”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, April 5, 2026 · Service brakes
“My car was driving along and all of a sudden the steering wheel got extremly tight and the car was hard to steer, i had to pull over turn the car off and the light was still on, i was like 2 miles awa”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, January 29, 2026 · Electrical system
Fuel economy and specs
EPA ratings for the 2014 Infiniti Q50 (Q50 AWD, Q50 Hybrid, Q50 Hybrid AWD, Q50S Hybrid, …). Ranges cover every tested configuration.
| Combined | 22–31 mpg |
|---|---|
| City / Highway | 19–29 / 27–36 |
| Fuel | Premium |
| EPA class | Compact Cars, Midsize Cars |
| Engine | 6 cyl, 3.5/3.7 L |
| Transmission | Automatic (S7) |
Compare Infiniti Q50 model years
Recall and complaint counts for every Infiniti Q50 model year in NHTSA's database.
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 Infiniti Q50 | 5 | 169 |
| 2015 Infiniti Q50 | 3 | 126 |
| 2016 Infiniti Q50 | 4 | 39 |
| 2017 Infiniti Q50 | 4 | 62 |
| 2018 Infiniti Q50 | 3 | 44 |
| 2019 Infiniti Q50 | 1 | 30 |
| 2020 Infiniti Q50 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 Infiniti Q50 | 3 | 6 |
| 2022 Infiniti Q50 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 Infiniti Q50 | 0 | 8 |
Checking a specific 2014 Infiniti Q50
How do I know if my 2014 Infiniti Q50 has an open recall?
Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 5 campaigns currently list the 2014 Infiniti Q50; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.
Is the recall repair free?
Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Infiniti dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 13V588000).
What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?
A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.
Other Infiniti models
- G351,351 complaints
- QX60588 complaints
- QX56538 complaints
- G37537 complaints
- M35461 complaints
- FX35447 complaints
- JX35280 complaints
- M45280 complaints
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.