The 2008 Infiniti G37 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 204,361 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 96 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
NISSAN IS RECALLING 204,361 MY 2007-2008 ALTIMA, ALTIMA HYBRID, 350Z, 350Z ROADSTER, MY 2008 ALTIMA COUPE, ROGUE, MY 2009 MURANO, AND INFINITI MY 2007-2008 G35 SEDAN, MY 2008 G37 COUPE AND EX35 PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS' OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) CONTROL UNITS. A…
Consequence
THIS COULD RESULT IN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG BEING SUPPRESSED WHICH COULD FAIL TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL TEST THE SIGNAL BETWEEN THE OCS AND ACU SYSTEMS USING A SPECIAL TOOL TO CHECK THAT IT IS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. IF NECESSARY, THE SEAT CUSHION (CONTAINING OCS HARDWARE) WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE MANUFACTURED TO SPECIFICATION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 4, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT…
Complaints by component
AIR BAGS
21
1fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
12
3fires
POWER TRAIN
11
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
9
2crashes
VISIBILITY/WIPER
8
ENGINE
6
1fires
STRUCTURE:BODY
5
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
4
2crashes
STRUCTURE
4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
Total complaints96
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The contact owns a 2008 infiniti g37. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the air bag warning light flashed intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed, and determined that the occupant classification system (ocs) varistor in the front passenger…”
“Three times in the past 4 years, the air bag warning light was triggered when the battery was either disconnected/reconnected or jump started. Each time to re-activate the airbag safety system, I had to send out the air bag control module to have it reset. It is not expensive to do that , but it…”
“According to campaign p8243, ref itb08-045e, nthtsa # 08-521, my 2008 infiniti g37 has a warning blinking light for the passenger airbag. I contacted the national consumer affairs dept of infiniti and they said that my vin # did not indicate it has a recall. I was quoted $5000 to replace the seat…”
“According to campaign p8243, ref itb08-045e, nthtsa # 08-521, my 2008 infiniti g37 has a warning blinking light for the passenger airbag. I contacted the national consumer affairs dept of infiniti and they said that my vin # did not indicate it has a recall. I was quoted $5000 to replace the seat…”
“The airbag control module can be damaged through normal use. Simply disconnecting the battery can damage the module, which then causes the airbag malfunction light on the instrument cluster to turn on. It is unclear weather or not the airbag will function when this occurs. Presumably, it will not.…”
“The airbag control module can be damaged through normal use. Simply disconnecting the battery can damage the module, which then causes the airbag malfunction light on the instrument cluster to turn on. It is unclear weather or not the airbag will function when this occurs. Presumably, it will not.…”
“The passenger air bag light is on and flashing and all my controls for my steering wheel have stopped working including my horn!”
“The passenger air bag light is on and flashing and all my controls for my steering wheel have stopped working including my horn!”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2008 Infiniti G37 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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