NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Nissan Murano Recalls
The 2005 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 2005 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
- 987
- Crashes reported
- 12
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 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 2005 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 2003–2004, 2006–2007 Murano
Steering: column locking: anti-theft device
- Campaign
- 06V401000
- Reported
- October 20, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 67,014
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
- Same campaign
- also 2006 Murano
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 06V054000
- Reported
- February 21, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 14,268
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2005 Nissan 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 2003–2004, 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 2003–2004, 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 2003–2004 Murano
2005 Nissan Murano complaints by year
NHTSA has received 987 owner complaints about the 2005 Nissan Murano, the newest on September 28, 2026. Of these, 12 describe a crash (1%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 17 injuries.
In complaints about the 2005 Nissan Murano, the component group named most often is the seats (46%), followed by the visibility (13%) and the latches/locks/linkages (12%).
None of the 2005 Nissan Murano's 6 recalls concerns the seats.
Where 2005 Nissan Murano owners gave the mileage (845 complaints), the median was 66,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Seats456
- Visibility124
- Latches/Locks/Linkages118
- Electrical System102
- Power Train56
- Air Bags52
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 14 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 21 | |
| 2007 | 23 | |
| 2008 | 88 | |
| 2009 | 175 | |
| 2010 | 228 | |
| 2011 | 115 | |
| 2012 | 78 | |
| 2013 | 60 | |
| 2014 | 47 | |
| 2015 | 27 | |
| 2016 | 23 | |
| 2017 | 18 | |
| 2018 | 21 | |
| 2019 | 22 | |
| 2020 | 12 | |
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Nissan Murano peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 228. 15% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Nissan Murano drew 2.7× the complaints of the median Nissan Murano year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 17 ranked years.
That makes 2005 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 987 complaints about the 2005 Nissan Murano are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Murano by model year
Other 2005 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: September 28, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted