The 2009 Infiniti Fx35 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 16,973 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 23 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the unknown or other. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
STEERING15V0540002015-02-0216,973 affected
Defect
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2008 Infiniti EX35 vehicles equipped with the power tilt/telescope option included in the premium package, manufactured June 29, 2007, to April 25, 2008, 2009 Infiniti FX35 and FX45 vehicles manufactured October 31, 2007, to April 16, 2008, and 2009…
Consequence
Extra play in the steering wheel or a loss of steering may increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering shaft on the Infiniti EX35, FX35, and FX45 vehicles, and will replace the steering column assembly on the Nissan GT-R vehicles, free of charge. The recall began on March 9, 2015. Infiniti owners may contact customer service at 1-800-662-6200. Nissan…
Complaints by component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
AIR BAGS
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
STEERING
2
STRUCTURE:BODY
2
VISIBILITY/WIPER
2
ENGINE
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
1
POWER TRAIN
1
Total complaints23
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The contact owns a 2009 infiniti fx35. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 178,843.”
“The air bag light started blinking. I took to nissan thr6 ran diagnostic on it $152 and said the passenger sensor was bad. It would cost $8000 to replace it because the whole seat would need replaced.”
“This item is called the rear cross member that attach's the rear shocks, drive axle and brakes. The sway bar on the driver side has already dislodged from the vehicle therefore when you apply the brakes, the rear axle seems to be shifting because the sway bar is used to supply a stationary support…”
“The car stalls. The power steering no longer works when the car stalls. I have been in traffic, multiple times, when the car stalled. It creates an unsafe situation because the traffic behind me has to apply the brakes or swerve around me. Long ago took the car to infiniti and they did a $300+ 3…”
“In november of 2019, while driving my son to school. The passenger door locks wouldn't allow the door to open. He had to climb over my seat in order to exit the vehicle. The door has not opened since. I've called several infiniti dealers since last nov and they all have referred me to a body shop…”
“Hi. My car has a sticky smelly dashboard. I contacted infiniti but I was told that my car is not under warranty. It smells like burnt rubber and it hard to see threw the windshield. How can I get this fixed?”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2009 infiniti fx35. After parking the vehicle, the contact was unable to open the front driver's side door. Infiniti of naperville (1550 west ogden avenue, naperville, il 60540, [REDACTED]) was contacted and stated that the failure may be due to the door lock actuator. The…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2009 infiniti fx35. After parking the vehicle, the contact was unable to open the front driver's side door. Infiniti of naperville (1550 west ogden avenue, naperville, il 60540, [REDACTED]) was contacted and stated that the failure may be due to the door lock actuator. The…”
Defect investigations
InvestigationPE14034 Opened 2014-11-04 · closed 2015-02-27
Steering column separation
In a January 28, 2015 letter to NHTSA, Nissan identified a safety defect in the steering column assemblies used in certain model year (MY) 2008 and 2009 Infiniti EX35, Infiniti FX35/45 and Nissan GT-R vehicles equipped with power tilt/telescope steering columns supplied by Fuji Kiko Co., Ltd (NHTSA Recall No.…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2009 Infiniti Fx35 as of
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