The 1990 Infiniti M30 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 2,730,462 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 12 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the fuel system, gasoline. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SEAT BELTS95V1030021995-05-242,730,462 affected
Defect
THE FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTONS CAN BREAK. THESE RED PLASTIC RELEASE BUTTONS ARE MARKED "PRESS." IF A BUTTON BREAKS, PIECES CAN FALL INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE BUCKLE TO OPERATE IMPROPERLY.
Consequence
THE SAFETY BELTS WOULD NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION TO AN OCCUPANT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy
OWNERS SHOULD PROMPTLY CHECK THE CONDITION AND OPERATION OF BOTH FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLES AND CAREFULLY INSPECT THE RED RELEASE BUTTON FOR ANY BREAKS OR CRACKS. THEY SHOULD ENSURE THAT BOTH BUCKLES ARE OPERATING PROPERLY BY INSERTING EACH LATCH PLATE INTO ITS BUCKLE, TUGGING ON THE BELT TO MAKE SURE THE LATCH IS…
Complaints by component
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
3
1fires
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
1
1fires
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
1
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
1
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
1
Total complaints12
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Currently my 1990 infiniti m30 has been off the road almost 60 days awaiting a door latch from infiniti. Repeated attempts to get infiniti's attention have failed. The door fails to latch securely and I am afraid to drive the vehicle fearing that the door will open unexpectedly and cause damage to…”
“Both automatic transmission and anti-theft alarm have failed repeatedly due to poor design. Transmission replacement requires transmission, torque converter, and radiator to be replaced @ $3500. Alram activates spuriously and frequently and is difficult to silence when spurious activation occurs.”
“Both automatic transmission and anti-theft alarm have failed repeatedly due to poor design. Transmission replacement requires transmission, torque converter, and radiator to be replaced @ $3500. Alram activates spuriously and frequently and is difficult to silence when spurious activation occurs.”
“Ther is a leakage within the fuel injection in which the oil is leaking down onto the engine, and thre is some type of heitation and the vehicle stallw when driving at any speed. *ak”
“Engine fire.”
“Exhaust manifold and gaskets cracked resulting in leaking of fumes.”
“Exhaust manifold and gaskets cracked resulting in leaking of fumes.”
“2-door sport coupe: consumer noticed by the side door piece of steel can be pulled out, believes to be stress in structure. Due to this defect, the vehicle is breaking the rusted car in half, and door will not shut. Dealership does not know what is wrong.”
Defect investigations
InvestigationEA95007 Opened 1995-03-10 · closed 1995-08-02
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1990 Infiniti M30 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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