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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2002 Infiniti I35 Recalls

The 2002 Infiniti I35 has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 9, 2020.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Infiniti I35. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
5

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
70

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
11

2 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2002 Infiniti I35, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

5 recalls on the 2002 Infiniti I35

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
20V008000
Reported
January 9, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 307,962
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2001, 2003–2004 I35, 8 other models

20V008000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags

Campaign
15V287000
Reported
May 15, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 1,090,569
Risk NHTSA names
crash, injury and death
Same campaign
also 2003 I35, 7 other models

15V287000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Engine and engine cooling

Campaign
03V455000
Reported
November 17, 2003
Vehicles affected
up to 630,000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2003 I35, 8 other models

03V455000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm

Campaign
02V146000
Reported
May 30, 2002
Vehicles affected
up to 90,500
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2001 I35, 2 other models

02V146000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Vehicle speed control

Campaign
02V043000
Reported
February 12, 2002
Vehicles affected
up to 39,000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 1 other model

02V043000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2002 Infiniti I35 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 70 owner complaints about the 2002 Infiniti I35, the newest on August 22, 2024. Of these, 11 describe a crash (16%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 15 injuries and 11 deaths.

In complaints about the 2002 Infiniti I35, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (20%), followed by the air bags (17%) and the engine (16%).

1 of the 2002 Infiniti I35's 5 recalls also concerns the engine and engine cooling.

Where 2002 Infiniti I35 owners gave the mileage (37 complaints), the median was 125,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine And Engine Cooling14
  • Air Bags12
  • Engine11
  • Suspension11
  • Vehicle Speed Control9
  • Exterior Lighting7

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2002 Infiniti I35 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
200214
20035
20044
20052
20061
20072
20081
20092
20104
20113
20123
20137
20147
20154
20165
20172
20191
20211
20231
20241

Complaints about the 2002 Infiniti I35 peaked in 2002, when NHTSA received 14. 36% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 4/5

The 70 complaints about the 2002 Infiniti I35 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Infiniti I35 by model year

Other 2002 Infiniti models

Newest record on this page: August 22, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted