I live in Dallas, TX. This past Monday I purchased a 2003 FX 35 with 154k original miles from a private seller who listed the vehicle on Craigslist Dallas. I am the second owner. The vehicle was in Fort Worth, TX. The only thing wrong with it was the cracked dash.
Miraculously when I arrived to look at it, the original owner informed me that he'd just recieved a call from his local Infiniti dealer offering to honor the recall by replacing both the passenger side airbag and dash for FREE. The service manager explained it's a way for Infiniti dealerships to make money because Infiniti reimburses them for every recall repair.
The seller forwarded me the contact information for Infiniti service manager when I bought the car. I called him yesterday. He offered to send a flat bed to me with a loaner car on it and just to take my FX back, replace the airbag and dash for free, conduct a multipoint inspection and give me a free Mobil 1 oil change.
This morning that Infiniti flat bedded my to their dealership and promised it will be ready by tomorrow evening at which point they will flatbed it back to my driveway.
* He told me that rarely can the passenger airbag be replaced with out worsening an already cracked/bubbled dash and since Infiniti Corp is already reimbursing them, they just do it anyway.
I LOVE my FX35 and because of God's, blessing I'll be happy to pass on the name of the dealership along with the service managers name and contact information.
NOTE: I checked with the Dallas Infiniti dealership just to see what they'd say about the recall and they only wanted to replace the passenger side airbag..
Just let me know...Happy & Safe Motoring.