| Issue ID | 1183909 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10716738 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | MURANO |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 05/07/14 |
| Component | SEAT BELTS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | My 8 year old son was riding in the passenger side back seat on road trip from atlanta to tampa. He began complaining his seat belt would was stuck, and within a minute began to panic as it continued to tighten each time he moved. I glanced back to see he had trouble breathing because the belt so tight against his stomach that his skin and fat was folded around belt. I made emergency exit and ran in store for scissors. They did not have, but had a knife i was able to cut it in time. His stomach was red and sore. He was very scared. Now i carry a tool to cut belts. I filed report with nissan, and they would not pay to replace it. I paid to replace it and they ordered 3 seat belts parts and all were faulty and they could not install. They manufactured another part and installed it. These belts are faulty and could kill people. There should be some emergency release to prevent this. Since a car does not come with a knife or scissors, and families with young children would not leave either in a reachable place, the car needs to have way to allow a parent to rescue child from a faulty locking seat belt. Nhtsa should require release mechanism in cars and have nissan recall / replace all faulty seatbelts regardless year or mileage. This should be a strict standard to protect children from serious harm or death by malfunctioning seatbelts. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 130000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | TAMPA, FL |
| VIN pattern | JN8AZ08T34WXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 1 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 65 |
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