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2006 Infiniti M35 air bags problems

Owners reported air bags problems in 49 complaints for the 2006 Infiniti M35, 18% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
49 18% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
99,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 0
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2006 Infiniti M35 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 99,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 99,000 miles
Based on 13 complaints that include mileage. 8% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 13 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 99,000 miles, and 8% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

On november 09, 2011 we were involved in a four vehicle crash. We were driving northbound on the highway when a vehicle driving at least at 70 MPH struck us from behind, causing our vehicle to impact another vehicle in the front. My vehicle was a declared a total loss, none of the airbags in my vehicle deployed with the impacts. Due to airbag failure my husband and I received severe injuries.

November 2010 CrashInjury

Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2006 infiniti m35. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v349000 (air bags). The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that there were cracks along the dash board. The technician mentioned that if the recall were performed, there was a possibility that the cracks on the dashboard could enlarge. The technician also stated that the part needed to perform the recall repair was unavailable.

Reported at 120,000 miles, August 2016

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