AutoUtility currently tracks 107 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2017 Nissan Murano. Driver Assistance & Safety Tech issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 19 complaints (17.8% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 8 filings cite a crash, 2 cite a fire, 7 report one or more injuries.

Key Problem Findings
  • Total NHTSA Complaints: 107 reports
  • #1 Reported Problem Area: Driver Assistance & Safety Tech (19 reports • 17.8% of submitted complaints)
  • Secondary Problem Areas: Brakes & Traction Control (18), Electrical System (16)
  • Crash-Citing Complaints: 8 filings
  • Fire-Citing Complaints: 2 filings
  • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 7 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Reporting Methodology: Statistics describe unverified consumer submissions voluntarily filed with NHTSA. Complaint volume is not normalized for vehicle sales volume or miles driven. Multiple components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission.
Total Complaints
107
Submitted to NHTSA ODI
Crash-Citing Complaints
8
Filings citing a collision
Fire-Citing Complaints
2
Filings citing smoke or fire
Complaints Reporting Injuries
7
Filings citing one or more injuries
Complaints Reporting Fatalities
0
Consumer filings citing fatalities

Most Reported Problems for 2017 Nissan Murano

Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records

#1 Problem Area 17.8% of complaints

Driver Assistance & Safety Tech

19 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
#2 Problem Area 16.8% of complaints

Brakes & Traction Control

18 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 3 official safety recall campaigns for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
⚠️ 3 crash reports 🩹 6 injury report entries
#3 Problem Area 15% of complaints

Electrical System

16 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 1 crash report 🔥 2 fire reports
#4 Problem Area 13.1% of complaints

Powertrain & Transmission

14 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 1 crash report
#5 Problem Area 10.3% of complaints

Air Bags & Restraints

11 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 5 crash reports 🔥 1 fire report 🩹 8 injury report entries
Domain Share Note: Share percentage represents the proportion of unique complaint filings referencing each vehicle system. Because single complaints may cite multiple systems (such as engine and electrical simultaneously), domain percentages represent individual category incidence and may sum to over 100%.

Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2017 Nissan Murano

Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Air Bags & Restraints NHTSA ODI ID: #11726463
Filed: 03/23/2026

"When going over a curb, the passenger rear seat belt disengaged and pulled the forward facing car seat up to the side."

Incident Date: 05/11/2025 • Raw NHTSA Component: SEAT BELTS
Driver Assistance & Safety Tech NHTSA ODI ID: #11724930
Filed: 03/17/2026

"The forward looking sonar sensor turns off after the first 2 miles, which in turn deactivates the adaptive cruise control and the automatic emergency braking system. I have learned that this is a widespread problem on many Nissans, including the Rogue and Murano. The dealership said it was recalled..."

Incident Date: 03/17/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
Air Bags & Restraints NHTSA ODI ID: #11719246
Fire Cited Filed: 02/19/2026

"Technical Incident Report: Electrical Component Failure Reference: Technical Service Bulletin NTB19-004 Part Number: 873D6-5AA6A (Control Unit/Actuator) Incident Overview On 2/16/26, the vehicle was being operated by the primary driver when a suspected electrical failure occurred. Upon subsequent..."

Incident Date: 02/16/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS,SEATS
Brakes & Traction Control NHTSA ODI ID: #11715751
Crash Cited 2 Injury Entries Filed: 02/05/2026

"The contact owns a 2017 Nissan Murano. The contact stated that with the traction control feature deactivated and while driving up the snowy and icy inclined gravel drive way, the traction control light suddenly began to flash off and on, the vehicle stopped accelerating and began to slide backwards..."

Incident Date: 02/03/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
Powertrain & Transmission NHTSA ODI ID: #11700472
Filed: 11/19/2025

"Have noticed when turning a corner vehicle has some slight jerking motions before it picks up speed. Vehicle also has a whining/humming sound that it’s making somewhere in the transmission (CVT). I haven’t ever received a recall or CVT extended warranty about this vehicle before but I received this..."

Incident Date: 09/05/2025 • Raw NHTSA Component: POWER TRAIN
Consumer Narrative Notice: Excerpts are sanitized text descriptions submitted by vehicle owners to the federal ODI database. They reflect the reporting consumer's observations at the time of filing and have not been independently confirmed by vehicle manufacturers or government investigators.

Complaint History for Nissan Murano

Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2026)

Model Year NHTSA Complaints Crash Reports Safety Recalls Detailed Report
2015 Nissan Murano 202 10 5 View 2015 Problems →
2016 Nissan Murano 107 3 5 View 2016 Problems →
2017 Nissan Murano Current Page 107 8 3 Current
2018 Nissan Murano 15 0 2 View 2018 Problems →
2019 Nissan Murano 43 1 1 View 2019 Problems →
2020 Nissan Murano 45 1 2 View 2020 Problems →
2021 Nissan Murano 16 1 0 View 2021 Problems →
2022 Nissan Murano 6 2 0 View 2022 Problems →
2023 Nissan Murano 7 2 0 View 2023 Problems →
2024 Nissan Murano 4 0 1 View 2024 Problems →
2025 Nissan Murano 21 2 2 View 2025 Problems →
2026 Nissan Murano 0 0 0 View 2026 Problems →
Comparative Disclaimer: Complaint totals are unadjusted historical counts and are not normalized for vehicles sold, active fleet size, or total road mileage. Newer model years naturally have had less calendar exposure time to accumulate owner filings.

Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2017 Nissan Murano

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 44 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications

Vehicle Component / System Total Complaints Crash Reports Fire Reports Reported Injury Entries Reported Fatality Entries
Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER 18 0 0 0 0
Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN 11 0 0 0 0
Vehicle Speed Control NHTSA category: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 6 0 0 0 0
Visibility & Wipers NHTSA category: VISIBILITY/WIPER 6 0 0 0 0
Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 4 0 1 0 0
Forward Collision Avoidance NHTSA category: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 4 0 0 0 0
Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES 4 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 4 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 3 0 0 0 0
Seat Belts NHTSA category: SEAT BELTS 3 0 0 0 0
Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS 2 1 0 1 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 2 0 0 0 0
Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE 2 0 0 1 0
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2 0 0 0 0
Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA category: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
Seats & Restraints NHTSA category: SEATS 2 0 0 0 0
Steering NHTSA category: STEERING 2 0 0 0 0
STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES 2 0 0 0 0
Visibility / Glass NHTSA category: VISIBILITY 2 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS 1 1 0 1 0
AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,STRUCTURE 1 1 0 2 0
AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES 1 1 0 2 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS,SEATS 1 0 1 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 1 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGS 1 1 0 2 0
STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
Structure & Body NHTSA category: STRUCTURE 1 1 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM 1 1 0 2 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE 1 0 0 0 0
Wheels & Hubs NHTSA category: WHEELS 1 0 0 0 0
WHEELS,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
Data Attribution & Reporting Methodology: Complaints are unverified voluntary submissions to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). Because multiple vehicle components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission, component-level rollups may sum to more than the unique complaint count (107). Injury and fatality entries in the detailed table reflect raw values entered by reporting consumers across individual submissions; they are not deduplicated casualty statistics and may include duplicate or unverified entries. Complaint volume is not normalized for sales volume or vehicle mileage and does not represent an audited component failure rate.
Official US Government Data Provenance

The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.

Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.