NHTSA Campaign 09V169000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Issued by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. · Reported May 19, 2009 · 362,891 vehicles affected

What's wrong

NISSAN IS RECALLING 362,891 MY 2003-2007 MURANO VEHICLES. THE INTAKE AIR DUCTS, WHICH ARE CONNECTED TO THE INTERMEDIATE RESONATOR IN THE AIR INTAKE SYSTEM OF THE ENGINE, MAY SEPARATE FROM THE RESONATOR WITH ENGINE MOVEMENT. THIS SEPARATION OCCURS DUE TO THE PREMATURE AGING OF THE MATERIAL USED IN THE INTAKE AIR DUCTS WHICH CAUSES EXCESSIVE SHRINKING.

Consequence

ENGINE MAY STALL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE/REPAIR THE APPROPRIATE COMPONENTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
NISSAN MURANO 2003 362,891
NISSAN MURANO 2004 362,891
NISSAN MURANO 2005 362,891
NISSAN MURANO 2006 362,891
NISSAN MURANO 2007 362,891

Source: NHTSA Campaign 09V169000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.