NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Nissan Murano Recalls
The 2003 Nissan Murano has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 19, 2009.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Nissan Murano. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 800
- Crashes reported
- 14
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Nissan Murano, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2003 Nissan Murano
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 09V169000
- Reported
- May 19, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 362,891
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2007 Murano
Seat belts: rear/other
- Campaign
- 06V048000
- Reported
- February 13, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 203,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2006 Murano
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 06V003000
- Reported
- January 10, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 205,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2006 Murano
Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator
- Campaign
- 05V319000
- Reported
- July 14, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 125,466
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005 Murano
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 03V455000
- Reported
- November 17, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 630,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 8 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)
- Campaign
- 03V123000
- Reported
- March 31, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 128
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2003 Nissan Murano
2003 Nissan Murano complaints by year
NHTSA has received 800 owner complaints about the 2003 Nissan Murano, the newest on July 12, 2021. Of these, 14 describe a crash (2%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 9 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2003 Nissan Murano, the component group named most often is the power train (33%), followed by the electrical system (23%) and the seats (14%).
1 of the 2003 Nissan Murano's 6 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2003 Nissan Murano owners gave the mileage (691 complaints), the median was 72,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train265
- Electrical System187
- Seats111
- Engine And Engine Cooling98
- Vehicle Speed Control58
- Engine45
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 20 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 71 | |
| 2005 | 90 | |
| 2006 | 40 | |
| 2007 | 35 | |
| 2008 | 104 | |
| 2009 | 109 | |
| 2010 | 95 | |
| 2011 | 84 | |
| 2012 | 43 | |
| 2013 | 21 | |
| 2014 | 24 | |
| 2015 | 15 | |
| 2016 | 14 | |
| 2017 | 13 | |
| 2018 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 7 |
Complaints about the 2003 Nissan Murano peaked in 2009, when NHTSA received 109. 28% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2003 vehicles, the 2003 Nissan Murano drew 3.4× the complaints of the median Nissan Murano year in the same window: 1st highest of the 17 ranked years.
That makes 2003 one of the Nissan Murano years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 800 complaints about the 2003 Nissan Murano are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Murano by model year
Other 2003 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: July 12, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted