The 2011 Infiniti Fx has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 14,718 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING11V5920002011-12-1914,718 affected
Defect
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 INFINITI FX, MODEL YEAR 2012 INFINITI M, MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 NISSAN FRONTIER, MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 NISSAN XTERRA, MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 NISSAN PATHFINDER, AND MODEL YEAR 2012 NISSAN NV VEHICLES. SOME OF THE BOLTS THAT CONNECT THE ENGINE OIL COOLER AND THE ENGINE OIL FILTER…
Consequence
IF THERE IS AN ENGINE OIL LEAK, THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WOULD DROP AND THE ENGINE COULD SEIZE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy
NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CONNECTOR BOLTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 30, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Complaints by component
POWER TRAIN
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1
Total complaints2
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Engine roars periodically when I hit the brakes. Car safety problem: gas pedal too high. When depress the brake pedal, side of foot can concurrently depress the gas pedal, causing car to lurch forward. Dealer said can't fix, showed me that pedals on my 2011 fx35 identical to others at the…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2011 infiniti fx. The contact stated that the vehicle would shift erroneously between second and third gears. The dealer confirmed the failure but the vehicle was not repaired. The dealer advised that a remedy had not been generated for the particular failure. The failure…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2011 Infiniti Fx as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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