NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Nissan Murano Recalls
The 2006 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 2006 Nissan Murano. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 803
- Crashes reported
- 13
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 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 2006 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
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 2005 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 2003–2005 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 2003–2005 Murano
2006 Nissan Murano complaints by year
NHTSA has received 803 owner complaints about the 2006 Nissan Murano, the newest on June 7, 2025. Of these, 13 describe a crash (2%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 14 injuries.
In complaints about the 2006 Nissan Murano, the component group named most often is the seats (50%), followed by the visibility (19%) and the power train (5%).
None of the 2006 Nissan Murano's 4 recalls concerns the seats.
Where 2006 Nissan Murano owners gave the mileage (687 complaints), the median was 65,820 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Seats402
- Visibility150
- Power Train43
- Steering38
- Suspension30
- Visibility/Wiper29
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 27 | |
| 2009 | 80 | |
| 2010 | 186 | |
| 2011 | 104 | |
| 2012 | 95 | |
| 2013 | 70 | |
| 2014 | 72 | |
| 2015 | 32 | |
| 2016 | 26 | |
| 2017 | 20 | |
| 2018 | 24 | |
| 2019 | 17 | |
| 2020 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2006 Nissan Murano peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 186. 15% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2006 vehicles, the 2006 Nissan Murano drew 2.2× the complaints of the median Nissan Murano year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 17 ranked years.
That makes 2006 one of the Nissan Murano years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 803 complaints about the 2006 Nissan Murano are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Murano by model year
Other 2006 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: June 7, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted