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Nissan Murano Seats Safety Report | Aug 01, 2010
Reported on Aug 01, 2010
| 2005 MURANO DRIVER SEAT POPPED WHEN ENTERING CAR. SEAT NOW HAS EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT UP AND DOWN IN RIGHT REAR CORNER. VERY UNSAFE CONDITION TO DRIVE IN SINCE THERE SEEMS TO BE NO SOLID CONNECTION TO THE FRAME. AFTER REMOVING SEAT DISCOVERED THE LINKAGE MECHANISM BETWEEN BASE RAILS AND SEAT BRACKET HAD FAILED - STAMPED METAL PART HAD CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED IN TWO LOCATIONS. FAILED PART IS INTEGRAL TO SEAT FRAME AND CANNOT BE REPLACED. SIMILAR REPAIRS NOTED ON INTERNET QUOTED AT APPROXIMATELY $1000. DESIGN CONSTRAINTS FOR THE PART SHOULD HAVE EXCEEDED THE CARS INTENDED LIFESPAN AND SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY NORMAL USAGE. SAFETY OF DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED IF VEHICLE OPERATED WITH THIS CONDITION. THIS IS A PATHETIC FAILURE ON ANY VEHICLE - LET ALONE ONE WITH ONLY 75K MILES. *TR | |
| Make: | Nissan |
| Model: | Murano |
| Manufactured by: | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | HOUSTON TX |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | JN8AZ08T05W |
| Mileage: | 75000 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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