NHTSA Safety Recalls
Infiniti Q50 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 11 recall campaigns for the Infiniti Q50, across 7 model years from 2014 to 2021. The 2014 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2019 (1).
Infiniti Q50 years to avoid by our method: 2014 (5.6× the median year).
- Model years
- 7
- Recall campaigns
- 11
- Most recalls
- 2014
- Owner complaints
- 489
2014–2021, with a recall
5 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 489 complaints with NHTSA about the Infiniti Q50 across 10 model years; the most, 169, concern the 2014.
Owners marked a crash on 38 of the Infiniti Q50 complaints (8%) and a fire on 5.
Across all Infiniti Q50 model years, owners name the steering most often (at least 120 complaints), then the electrical system (87).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Infiniti Q50 in 2025: 59, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Infiniti Q50 is power train: driveline: driveshaft, in 5 model-year listings.
The newest Infiniti Q50 recall, 24V470000, was reported on June 21, 2024 and concerns the power train: driveline: driveshaft.
NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2020 Infiniti Q50, model year owners have filed complaints about.
Infiniti Q50 years to avoid
The 2014 Infiniti Q50 stands out most: 97 complaints between 2013 and 2017, 46% of them naming the steering.
The 2014 also carries 5 recalls, against a median of 3.5 for the ranked Infiniti Q50 years.
The best-measured Infiniti Q50 years are 2016 (0.6×), 2018 (1.0×) and 2017 (1.0×).
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Infiniti Q50 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Infiniti Q50
- POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT5
- AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION4
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP3
- STEERING:AUTOMATED/ADAPTIVE STEERING3
- BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA2
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE1
- SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE1
- BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION1
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE1
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM):SOFTWARE1
Infiniti Q50 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Infiniti Q50 recall campaign (11)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24V470000June 21, 2024 | power train: driveline: driveshaft | 2014–2018 | crash | 7,222 |
| 21V599000August 2, 2021 | back over prevention: display function | 2021 | crash | 3,569 |
| 21V402000May 27, 2021 | suspension: rear: axle: spindle | 2021 | crash | 14,276 |
| 21V234000April 4, 2021 | engine and engine cooling: engine: engine control module (ecu/ecm): software | 2021 | crash | 12,943 |
| 19V654000September 12, 2019 | back over prevention: sensing system: camera | 2018–2019 | crash | 1,228,830 |
| 17V571000September 15, 2017 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2017 | crash and injury | 814 |
| 17V476000July 27, 2017 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2016–2018 | crash | 14,192 |
| 16V430000June 13, 2016 | steering: automated/adaptive steering | 2014–2016 | crash | 28,182 |
| 16V244000April 26, 2016 | air bags: sensor: occupant classification | 2014–2017 | crash and injury | 3,296,947 |
| 14V138000March 25, 2014 | electrical system: software | 2014 | crash and injury | 989,701 |
| 13V588000November 20, 2013 | steering: electric power assist system | 2014 | crash | 23 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Infiniti Q50. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 18, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted