Laguna Hills, CA – March 16, 2020 – Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020 Infiniti Q60 vehicles that could be installed with a rear seat belt assembly that will not lock properly in the event of a crash. If the rear seat belt mechanism does not properly restraint the occupant, this could lead to a serious risk of injury. 

• 2020 Infiniti Q60 vehicles rear seat belt assemblies may not lock properly in the event of a crash. 

• The approximate number of affected Infiniti vehicles is 450, but could be higher as the specifics of the recall are still under investigation. 

There have been no reported cases or injuries reports to Nissan North America, Inc

The Defect

Nissan North America is recalling 2020 Infiniti Q60 vehicles that are equipped with rear seat belt assemblies with a dual-mode locking mechanism that will not properly restrain the vehicle’s occupant during a crash. The original rear seat belt assemblies were supplied by Joyson Safety Symptoms (JSS). During the manufacturing of these rear seat belts with dual locking mechanisms, a specific spring that is installed inside the webbing sensor could be placed incorrectly. If the spring is placed incorrectly in the dual locking mechanism (consisting of the webbing sensor and a G-sensor) then the spring could possibly inhibit other functions of the webbing sensor, causing the locking mechanism to malfunction. Joyson Safety Systems has identified 450 possible rear seat belt assemblies that could have been installed in a number of Infiniti Q60 vehicles.

In September 2019, JSS notified Nissan of the possible malfunction involving the rear seat belt assemblies and the dual-locking mechanism webbing sensor. Nissan did not see probable cause as to alert the public of risk, citing that the webbing sensor was a secondary mechanism to the G-sensor in the dual-locking mechanisms. Nissan conducted an internal report to investigate the compliance with FMVSS and found that the assessed issue brought to their attention by JSS was not of comparable risk to safety. December 2019 through February 2020, Nissan decided to review reports surrounding other Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) decisions to recall their vehicles that were installed with faulty seat belt mechanisms. On February 28, 2020 , JSS alerted Nissan of its decision, after careful monitoring of other OEM defect reports, to submit a formal Defect Information Report. On March 9, 2020 Nissan decided to conduct a voluntary recall of the rear seat belt assemblies with dual-locking mechanisms provided by JSS. Nissan will notify vehicle owners asking them to bring their vehicle into any Nissan or Infiniti dealership for inspection of the rear seat belt dual-locking mechanism. If the assembly needs to be replaced it will be done free of charge. If vehicle owners have any questions they are welcome to call Nissan customer service at 1 (800) 647-7261.

For more information on this or other recalls past or present, visit MotorSafety.org.