| Issue ID | 1047156 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10569354 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | MURANO |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 03/02/14 |
| Component | SEATS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | While driving my 8yr old daughter and her friend in the murano, i went around a long left hand bend going 45 in a 50mph area - the back left bracket under my seat just snapped, which in turn made me lean back and to the left, of course this then effected my steering and for a brief instant pulled me into the opposing lane. Thankfully there was no oncoming traffic and i managed to correct my position on the road. This bracket has since been redesigned on the more recent murano's to be much stronger and basically looks and works like the other 3 brackets (that don't snap). The bracket that snapped on my car is so thin and flimsy in comparison to the others it's a joke - and so dangerous. I did take my car back to the nissan dealer in durham nc - but they told me a straight up "no" we are not going to fix or do any kind of recall. (i guess there have to be more complaints/injuries/deaths before a recall is made). Many instances of this can also be found online, but all seem to receive the same answer from nissan - "no" . |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 120000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | HILLSBOROUGH, NC |
| VIN pattern | JN8AZ08W46WXXXXXX |
| 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? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| 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 | 55 |
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