NHTSA Campaign 06V048000

SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER

Issued by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. · Reported Feb 13, 2006 · 203,000 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON SOME SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, IN CERTAIN HIGH SPEED FRONTAL CRASHES, THE WEBBING OF A REAR OUTBOARD SEAT BELT MAY CONTACT THE REAR SEAT BACK HINGE WHERE IT CAN BE CUT BY THE SHARP EDGE OF THE METAL PORTION OF THE HINGE.

Consequence

IF THE WEBBING IS COMPLETELY SEPARATED, IT CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY TO AN OCCUPANT IN A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL PROTECTORS OVER THE WEBBING OF THE REAR SEAT BELTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 20, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
NISSAN MURANO 2003 203,000
NISSAN MURANO 2004 203,000
NISSAN MURANO 2005 203,000
NISSAN MURANO 2006 203,000

Source: NHTSA Campaign 06V048000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.