The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Infiniti QX50: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Infiniti reported 12 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Infiniti QX50, model years 2016–2021, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25,450 | 12 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 38,404 | 13 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 24,055 | 12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| No System/Component Specified | 2 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel System | 2 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 2 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 2 | 0 |
| Other | 2 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 |
| Structure | 1 | 0 |
| Air Bags | 1 | 0 |
| Rollover | 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 QX50 puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Infiniti QX50, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-11 | 2016 | PA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2025 Q2 |
| 2023-09-15 | 2019 | NC | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2023 Q4 |
| 2021-12-29 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-08-13 | 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2021 Q4 |
| 2020-12-23 | 2021 | NY | 0 | 3 | Engine and Cooling System | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-11-01 | 2019 | NV | 0 | 1 | Fuel System | 2021 Q4 |
| 2020-05-04 | 2019 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · No System/Component Specified | 2020 Q2 |
| 2020-01-04 | 2017 | TN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-07-12 | 2019 | NY | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control · Rollover | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-06-27 | 2019 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Fuel System | 2020 Q1 |
| 2018-06-01 | 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Other | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-04-04 | 2017 | HI | 0 | 1 | Other | 2018 Q4 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Infiniti received alleging a death or injury in a Infiniti QX50 and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a QX50 that sold more will have more rows. All Infiniti models · What these reports are, and are not.