# 2004 NISSAN MURANO — VISIBILITY
> NHTSA complaint `844847` · 2011-03-01 · Nissan North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** NISSAN
- **Model:** MURANO
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Nissan North America, Inc.
- **Component:** VISIBILITY
- **Miles at failure:** 80,000
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
MY NISSAN MURANO HAS A DEFECTIVE DRIVER SIDE VISOR. IT CONSTANTLY FALLS FROM THE "UP POSITION" INTO DRIVERS VISION. THIS CAUSED AN ACCIDENT!!! I WAS TRAVELING DOWNHILL ON A SNOW/ICE COVERED ROAD, I HIT A BUMP AND THE VISOR FELL INTO MY VISION I REACHED TO PUT THE VISOR BACK INTO THE UP POSITION. PUSHED IT INTO PLACE AND IT IMMEDIATELY FELL AGAIN I PUSHED IT BACK UP(DISTRACTING MY ATTENTION FROM THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME) AND NOTICED A CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, I SWERVED TO MISS THE STALLED CAR, I AVOIDED HITTING THE CAR BUT AS I SWERVED I RAN OVER BLACK ICE THE CAR GOT SIDEWAYS AND HIT A CONCRETE BARRICADE.
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