| Issue ID | 862552 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10405537 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | MURANO |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 03/06/11 |
| Component | SEATS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | While turning right while driving my 2005 nissan murano i heard and felt a loud pop underneath my seat. Upon investigating i discovered that the back left side of my seat had broken loose from the bracket. The left back of the seat remains disengaged from the seat frame. I went to the nissan dealer today where i purchased the car and was quoted $898. 08 for a new seat frame (part # 87450+a) and an additional $153-204 labor for installation. After researching online, i have discovered that this has been an ongoing issue with the murano and that nissan now uses a newly designed part to prevent this from happening. The fact that my seat is not fully attached in my car is very concerning and certainly is a safety issue. I am a bit surprised by the fact that the nissan service department i went to appeared to never have heard of or seen this issue and yet when i went to the parts department, the representative told me that he had quoted for the part 4 times recently. Hmmm. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 117000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | BEND, OR |
| VIN pattern | JN8AZ08W35WXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
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| Vehicle speed | 10 |
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