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2015 INFINITI  Consumer Safety &  Air Bag Information Guide                                            6 
The National Highway Traffic Saf ety Administration (NHTSA) has expressed concern regarding 
reports of counterfeit replacement air bags installed in vehicles.   Visit  www.nhtsa.gov
 for more 
information.  INFINITI recom mends  the replacement of air bags by your INFINITI  retailer  to ensure 
that you receive new original equipment replacement parts.   Counterfeit replacement air bags 
may not be made to the standards of quality, reliability and durability of Genuine INFINITI  
p arts.   The  use of counterfeit replacement air bags or used or salvaged air bags is  a potential 
serious safety problem and may not provide the same level of protection in a crash.  
 
 
OTHER SPECIFICS ABOUT AIR BAGS 
  
Do not position the front passenger seat so  it contacts the rear seat.  If the front passenger 
seat does contact the rear seat, the air bag system may determine a sensor malfunction has 
occurred and the front passenger air bag status light may illuminate and the supplemental air 
bag warning light ma y flash. 
 If the  supplemental  air bag warning light  in the instrument panel continues to remain ON  or 
flashes after you start the  vehicle, see your INFINITI  retailer  as soon as possible.  
 After inflation, air bag components are hot, so avoid contact. 
 Do no t place objects on or near the steering wheel or instrument panel  where the air  bag s 
inflate . 
  Never install  a rear- facing child re straint in the front pa ssenger seat of a vehicle.  
 Do not place objects with sharp edges on the seat. Also, do not place heavy ob jects on the     
seat that will leave permanent impressions in the seat. Such objects can damage the seat or 
the occupant classification  sensor .  This can affect the operation of  the air bag system and 
result in serious  personal injury.  
 Do not use water or  acidic cleaners (hot  steam cleaners) on the seat. This can  damage the 
seat or occupant classification  sensors. This can also affect the  operation of the air bag 
system and result in serious personal injury.  
 Modifying or tampering with the front passenger  seat may result in serious personal injury. 
For example, do not change the front seats by placing material on the seat cushion or by 
installing additional trim material, such as seat covers, on the seat that are not specifically 
designed to assure proper air bag operation. Additionally, do not stow any objects under the 
front passenger seat , or  on  the seat cushion , or store luggage behind the seat that may 
contact  the seatback , or hang heavy objects  from the seatback, or the seatback pocket . Such 
objects may interfere with the proper operation of the occupant classification sensor.    
 See the vehicle owner’s manual for other important information  on safety , seats, seat belts, 
and the supplemental restraint system. 
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