The 1990 Infiniti Q45 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 2,730,462 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 33 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SEAT BELTS95V1030021995-05-242,730,462 affected
Defect
THE FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTONS CAN BREAK. THESE RED PLASTIC RELEASE BUTTONS ARE MARKED "PRESS." IF A BUTTON BREAKS, PIECES CAN FALL INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE BUCKLE TO OPERATE IMPROPERLY.
Consequence
THE SAFETY BELTS WOULD NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION TO AN OCCUPANT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy
OWNERS SHOULD PROMPTLY CHECK THE CONDITION AND OPERATION OF BOTH FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLES AND CAREFULLY INSPECT THE RED RELEASE BUTTON FOR ANY BREAKS OR CRACKS. THEY SHOULD ENSURE THAT BOTH BUCKLES ARE OPERATING PROPERLY BY INSERTING EACH LATCH PLATE INTO ITS BUCKLE, TUGGING ON THE BELT TO MAKE SURE THE LATCH IS…
Complaints by component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
8
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
3
POWER TRAIN
3
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
2
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
1
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
1
Total complaints33
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Transmission failure. *ak”
“Rack and pinion steering failure. *ak”
“I was tricked into buying this vehicle, being a first time buyer and divorced. Including this major fuel leak (which has not been established exactly where the leak is coming from) the transmission is gone. Even if the transmission is replaced the vehicle is still to hazardous to drive. I am at my…”
“I was tricked into buying this vehicle, being a first time buyer and divorced. Including this major fuel leak (which has not been established exactly where the leak is coming from) the transmission is gone. Even if the transmission is replaced the vehicle is still to hazardous to drive. I am at my…”
“The abs light came on due to a defective abs brake line which leaked, causing the abs fluid to become inoperative. Please provide further information and vin#. *ak”
“The abs light came on due to a defective abs brake line which leaked, causing the abs fluid to become inoperative. Please provide further information and vin#. *ak”
“Rear brake lamp socket overheats causing short in system resulting in failure of all brake lamps.”
“Infiniti, the manufacturer, issued a recall campaign for 1991 and 1992 model q 45's. Mine is a 1990 model, which has all of the warning signs of the fire danger involved in the stereo speaker recall that was instituted, however, infiniti refuses to include the 1990 models. They admitted they have…”
Defect investigations
InvestigationEA95007 Opened 1995-03-10 · closed 1995-08-02
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1990 Infiniti Q45 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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