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2012 Infiniti QX56 Air bags Problems

Complaints
5about this part
Share
9%of 57 total for the year
Median mileage
12,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the air bags of the 2012 Infiniti QX56, 9% of the 57 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 12,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“My air bag light was on. I took my vehicle to the dealership to find out what was the problem. The issue that they reported to me was past code for air bag passenger side: will need to replace diagnostics module to begin diagnosis.”

NHTSA complaint #11398451, filed 2021-03

“Takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 Infiniti QX56. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v683000 (air bags). The dealer indicated that they may be able to schedule the repair in mid february. When the contact attempted to schedule the repair, the parts were unavailable. The dealer may have reported to the manufacturer that the recall repair was completed, but the vehicle was not repaired. The contact had not experienced a failure.”

NHTSA complaint #10956726, filed 2017-02

Related recalls

Related service bulletins

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201259%
201123%
2010623%
2009114%
200859%
200715%
200611%
200556%
2004109%

Other parts of the 2012 Infiniti QX56

Engine
24 complaints
Electrical system
9 complaints
Fuel system
7 complaints
Other or unknown
6 complaints
Engine cooling
4 complaints
Body and structure
4 complaints
Suspension
4 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
4 complaints
Brakes
3 complaints
Seat belts
1 complaints
Vehicle speed control
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2012 Infiniti QX56

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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