| Issue ID | 972490 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10504862 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | MURANO |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 27/03/13 |
| Component | SEATS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | There was a popping noise under my seat and then all of a sudden the driver's seat sagged to the back and left towards the drivers side door. I got out of the car and checked the seat. It rocks back and forth now because the bracket that holds the seat is broken. My seat literally falls all the way down to the car floor now. I decided to look this problem up online and i was astounded to see that there are literally thousands of 2006 nissan muranos with this exact same problem with the exact same signs and symptoms as what i had. What was even more incredulous to me was the fat that nissan hasn't put out a recall for this issue and expects the consumer to pay for the seat which apparently is going to cost me up to $1500 for the seat. This is a factory defect and nissan should put out a recall to fix this problem. It makes the car very hard to drive and can cause the drive to jerk to the left when the seat lunges backwards possibly causing a serious accident. On the news today there was a recall for a child's item that only had 6 complaints and they recalled it. Nissan has had thousands of complaints and nothing. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 67201 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SANTA ANA, CA |
| VIN pattern | JN8AZ08T26WXXXXXX |
| 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 |
| Drive train type | |
| Transmission type | |
| Vehicle speed | 40 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | |
| Dealer's state code | |
| Dealer's ZIP code |