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2015 NISSAN MURANO — STEERING

crash · 1160928 · 2015-02-26

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
MURANO
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
1,400
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ADAPTIVE STEERING FAILED AT BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURE. LOST ABILITY TO STEER IN A CURVE AND HIT ANOTHER CAR. AFTER, CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN, AS STEERING WAS TOTALLY INOPERATIVE. STEERING WHEEL ACTUALLY TURNS 360 DEGREES OVER AND OVER WITH NO AFFECT ON THE FRONT WHEELS. FRONT WHEELS ACTUALLY ENDED UP IN A "PIGEON TOE" ALIGNMENT AND THE CAR COULD NOT BE TOWED...UPDATED 03-16-15 *BF.....UPDATED 03-23-15 *BF UPDATED 9/26/2017*CN

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10690932
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown