What 42 owners told NHTSA about the 2019 Nissan Murano Hybrid

The contact owned a 2019 Nissan Murano. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH downhill around a bend, a deer was on the road and the vehicle struck the deer. The driver's side air bag and knee air bag deployed; however, the front passenger’s side air bag had not deployed. There were several unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road. The contact attempted to reconnect the driver’s side seat belt; however, the seat belt failed to connect. A Police report was not filed. The contact was taken to Urgent Care by his wife. The contact had sustained a concussion. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The Insurance provider was contacted and deemed the vehicle a total loss. The Insurance provider towed the vehicle to a storage yard. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000.

NHTSA ODI 11650223

DEPLOYED UNDER DASH AIRBAG BROKE RIGHT KNEE TIBIA BONE. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY PREPARING TO TURN LEFT ON THE INTERSECTION WHEN THE VEHICLE GOING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION COLLIDED WITH WITH STATIONARY MURANO. NO DAMAGES DUE TO AN ACCIDENT BUT IMPROPER DESIGN OF THE UNDER DASH AIRBAG WITH PROJECTION FOR UP TO 6 MONTH RECOVERY. IN US VEHICLES LEGS ARE POSITION DIFFERENTLY SINCE PEDALS ON THE DIFFERENT LEVELS AND RIGHT LED IS ALMOST STRETCHED HENCE AIRBAG SHALL ACCOMMODATE FOR IT.*DT*JB

NHTSA ODI 11292381