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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2004 Nissan Murano Recalls

The 2004 Nissan Murano has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 19, 2009.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Nissan Murano. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
4

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
678

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
14

6 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

side crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2004 Nissan Murano, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

4 recalls on the 2004 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 2003, 2005–2007 Murano

09V169000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2003, 2005–2006 Murano

06V048000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2003, 2005–2006 Murano

06V003000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator

Campaign
05V319000
Reported
July 14, 2005
Vehicles affected
up to 125,466
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2003, 2005 Murano

05V319000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2004 Nissan Murano complaints by year

NHTSA has received 678 owner complaints about the 2004 Nissan Murano, the newest on July 18, 2025. Of these, 14 describe a crash (2%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 23 injuries.

In complaints about the 2004 Nissan Murano, the component group named most often is the power train (21%), followed by the visibility (18%) and the electrical system (16%).

1 of the 2004 Nissan Murano's 4 recalls also concerns the electrical system.

Where 2004 Nissan Murano owners gave the mileage (567 complaints), the median was 72,134 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Power Train143
  • Visibility124
  • Electrical System110
  • Seats94
  • Latches/Locks/Linkages48
  • Engine44

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2004 Nissan Murano received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20031
200428
200550
200626
200718
200856
200980
2010107
201163
201240
201328
201455
201533
201630
201711
201815
201912
202013
20215
20222
20231
20243
20251

Complaints about the 2004 Nissan Murano peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 107. 18% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Nissan Murano drew 2.0× the complaints of the median Nissan Murano year in the same window: 5th highest of the 17 ranked years.

Nissan Murano years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 678 complaints about the 2004 Nissan Murano are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Nissan Murano by model year

Other 2004 Nissan models

Newest record on this page: July 18, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted