Infiniti Qx30, model years 2017 to 2018. Filed by Nissan North America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 1 November 2017. 17,507 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling 2017-2018 Infiniti QX30 vehicles. The driver's air bag may unexpectedly deploy due to insufficient grounding of the steering components if an electrostatic discharge occurs and the air bag clockspring is broken.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 17V691 cover?
- Infiniti QX30, model years 2017-2018.
- What is wrong with them?
- Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling 2017-2018 Infiniti QX30 vehicles. The driver's air bag may unexpectedly deploy due to insufficient grounding of the steering components if an electrostatic discharge occurs and the air bag clockspring is broken.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the driver air bag inadvertently deploys, it can increase the risk of injury and a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will add sufficient grounding to the steering components, free of charge. The recall began March 26, 2018. Owners may contact Infiniti customer service at 1-800-622-6200, option 7.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the driver air bag inadvertently deploys, it can increase the risk of injury and a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 17V691 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| System at fault | Air Bags:Frontal |
| Reported to NHTSA | 1 November 2017 |
| Model years | 2017-2018 |
| Vehicles named | INFINITI QX30 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the driver air bag inadvertently deploys, it can increase the risk of injury and a crash.
The remedy
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will add sufficient grounding to the steering components, free of charge. The recall began March 26, 2018. Owners may contact Infiniti customer service at 1-800-622-6200, option 7.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 846 notices in the record whose component field names air bags. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 46 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 17V691, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v691/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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- Defect summary
07b376d4 - Consequence
0a063f63 - Remedy
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