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1996 Infiniti I30

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1996 Infiniti I30 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 24.

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24Owner complaints

Model-year median: 24

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
24
199620
199749
199826
1999
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Vehicle Speed Control
5Tires
4Air Bags
3Visibility
3Engine And Engine Cooling
2
All reported categories
Seat Belts
2Suspension
2Electrical System
1Engine
1Equipment
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1Power Train
1Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1Structure
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 6 of 24 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Tires. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

4 crash reports0 fire reports3 injury reports

Air Bags complaints

3 reports
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110,000 miles · Sep 6, 2004
Air BagsCrashInjury

WHILE DRIVING ON A CLEAR DAY, NO WET ROAD, ETC., ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 2004, MY 1996 INFINITI I30 MYSTERIOUSLY WENT OUT OF CONTROL, WENT INTO A SLIDE, CROSSED A TWO LANE HIGHWAY, WENT DOWN AN ENBANKMENT, FLIPPED OVER, AND CRASHED TOP-FIRST INTO A TREE; DRIVING THE ROOF INTO THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DID EMPOLY. THE…

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WHILE DRIVING ON A CLEAR DAY, NO WET ROAD, ETC., ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 2004, MY 1996 INFINITI I30 MYSTERIOUSLY WENT OUT OF CONTROL, WENT INTO A SLIDE, CROSSED A TWO LANE HIGHWAY, WENT DOWN AN ENBANKMENT, FLIPPED OVER, AND CRASHED TOP-FIRST INTO A TREE; DRIVING THE ROOF INTO THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DID EMPOLY. THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER DID NOT ISSUE A CITATION SINCE HE COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE FOR THE CAR GOING OUT OF CONTROL. I WAS CHECKED FOR SOBRIETY, ETC. AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT I WAS NOT IMPAIRED. ALL TIRES WERE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, THERE WAS NOT A TIRE BLOWOUT. THE FRONT WAS ALIGNED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. THE TIRES WERE RECENTLY ROTATED AND BALANCED. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS REPLACED AT THAT TIME BECAUSE THE TIRE HAD A SLIGHT INDENTATION DUE TO POSSIBLY HITTING A SIDE WALK CURVE.*AK

NHTSA ODI #10090509

Mileage unknown · May 20, 1998
Air BagsCrashInjury

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION . UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ODI #823524

Mileage unknown · Nov 10, 1997
Air BagsCrashInjury

DURING IMPACT AT 20-25 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO SUSTAIN BURNS TO THE FACE AREA. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG HAS CAUSED NECK PAIN, CONSUMER HAS TO TAKE MEDICATION AND WEAR A BRACE, ALSO MAY NEED LASER SURGERY. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #818692

Official recalls

0

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NHTSA investigations

0

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