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Year · Make · Model

2004 Infiniti M45

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
43
NHTSA complaints
3
Defect investigations
55
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Not rated
Frontal
Not rated
Side
Not rated
Rollover
Not rated

Consumer complaints

43 filed
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Fuel SYSTEM, Gasoline
    23
  • Engine
    7
  • Electrical System
    5
  • Fuel SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL Gauge System
    4
  • Seats
    3
  • Fuel SYSTEM, Other
    3
  • Engine AND Engine Cooling
    1
  • Exterior LIGHTING:BRAKE Lights
    1

Recalls

2 campaigns
12V088000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE2012-03-06

NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2003-2004 INFINITI M45 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM MARCH 7, 2002, THROUGH JUNE 3, 2004. DUE TO A CIRCUIT BOARD FAILURE, THE FUEL GAUGE MAY READ A FUEL LEVEL HIGHER THAN ACTUALLY EXISTS. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE MAY RUN OUT OF GAS WITHOUT NOTICE.

RiskTHE VEHICLE MAY STALL WITHOUT WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

FixNISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE CIRCUIT BOARD FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 27, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-647-7261.

04V497000·EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH2004-10-13

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH MAY MALFUNCTION.

RiskIF THIS OCCURS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 25, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT INFINITI AT 1-800-662-6200.

NHTSA investigations

3 actions
PE11038·FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM2011-12-14 → 2012-03-22

Fuel level gauge system failure

Led to recall12V088000

EA09005·AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW2009-04-01 → 2012-04-03

Non-deployment of Side Thorax Air Bags

Led to recall12V079000

PE08067·AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW2008-12-02 → 2009-04-01

SIDE AIR BAG NON-DEPLOYMENT

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