The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Infiniti Q50: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Infiniti reported 21 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Infiniti Q50, model years 2014–2022, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9 | 0 | 12 | — | — |
| 2015 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 42,559 | 7.0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 29,404 | 6.8 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16,792 | 6.0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15,110 | 6.6 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5,217 | 19 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Steering System | 7 | 0 |
| Air Bags | 6 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 3 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 3 | 1 |
| Fire | 3 | 3 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 2 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 2 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 2 | 0 |
| Structure | 2 | 0 |
| Tires | 2 | 0 |
| Wheels | 2 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 |
| Rollover | 1 | 0 |
| Power Train | 1 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel System | 1 | 2 |
| Suspension System | 1 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Infiniti Q50 puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Infiniti Q50, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-21 | 2018 | TN | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Electrical System · Steering System · Service Brake System | 2026 Q1 |
| 2024-09-03 | 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-03-18 | 2015 | SD | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Rollover · Seat Belts · Power Train · Steering System | 2024 Q2 |
| 2022-12-29 | 2014 | TX | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-09-02 | 2015 | MD | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Service Brake System | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-02-11 | 2022 | NY | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Forward Collision · No System/Component Specified | 2023 Q2 |
| 2021-08-28 | 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-02-10 | 2019 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Structure | 2022 Q3 |
| 2021-01-30 | 2019 | VA | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-11-20 | 2015 | TN | 2 | 0 | Fire · Fuel System | 2021 Q4 |
| 2020-07-20 | 2018 | FL | 0 | 1 | Suspension System · Tires · Wheels | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-01-30 | 2018 | PA | 0 | 1 | Tires · Wheels | 2020 Q1 |
| 2018-06-15 | 2014 | WV | 0 | 1 | Other | 2018 Q4 |
| 2017-09-21 | 2014 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-03-10 | 2014 | OH | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2018 Q2 |
| 2016-11-13 | 2015 | CT | 1 | 0 | Fire · No System/Component Specified | 2017 Q1 |
| 2016-09-04 | 2014 | SC | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Air Bags | 2016 Q4 |
| 2015-11-18 | 2014 | FL | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Air Bags | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-07-01 | 2014 | VA | 0 | 4 | Steering System | 2017 Q4 |
| 2015-07-01 | 2014 | VA | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2015 Q3 |
| 2014-04-10 | 2014 | NY | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2014 Q3 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Infiniti received alleging a death or injury in a Infiniti Q50 and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Q50 that sold more will have more rows. All Infiniti models · What these reports are, and are not.