| Issue ID | 877988 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10421594 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | MURANO |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 26/08/11 |
| Component | SEATS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Normal driving - driving my child to school. Driver side seat suddenly fell on the left side. Injuring my back. The seat bracket on the left rear seems to be cracked/broken. The seats rocks forcefully without notice up and down even on slight turns. Almost lost control of car on a very high elevated freeway turn as when i turned to the left, the seat abruptly came up turning my body to the right - that movement made me then suddenly pull down on the left side of the steering wheel, which then forced the car to suddenly swerve to the left. Fortunately, there was no one next to me and i was able to recover. If this were to happen to someone on a higher speed freeway turn ramp, there would be a high chance that they would loose control and possibly cause severe injury or death, depending on roadway and space/design. The car is now very dangerous to drive as you have to try and balance yourself using your left leg/foot pulled up to seat. When cornering you have to put so much attention on trying not to swerve as the seat rises & drops you depending on which way you are turning. The rising and dropping on turns, naturally pulls or pushes your body which is holding the steering wheel - this then causes a severe sudden pull one or the other way. It also takes your attention off the road and surroundings. In conclusion, when researching this, i have seen this under defects but no recall. There are hundreds of complaints of this poorly designed lower seat frame and one day this will end up killing someone. I sure hope it does not take that to become a recall item. *tt |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 83859 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | TOMBALL, TX |
| VIN pattern | JN8AZ08T06WXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| No. of injured persons | 1 |
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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 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
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| Vehicle speed | 30 |
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