2009 Nissan Murano airbags problems

The 2009 Nissan Murano has 92 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 11% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

Airbags complaints

11%

Share of year

Crash-involved

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Murano airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

08V066000AirbagsFebruary 12, 2008 · 16,365 units

Defect

NISSAN IS RECALLING 16,365 MY 2008 INFINITI EX35 AND MY 2009 NISSAN MURANO VEHICLES. DUE TO INCORRECT SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING, THE AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT (ACU) MAY CAUSE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG NOT TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED IF THE VEHICLE BATTERY BECOMES SIGNIFICANTLY DISCHARGED.

Consequence

THIS COULD RESULT IN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG NOT INFLATING IN A CRASH IN WHICH IT WAS DESIGNED TO DO SO, AND INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ACU IN AFFECTED VEHICLES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 19, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT INFINITI AT 1-800-662-6200 OR NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

What owners report

“HIT A DEER GOING 35 MPH AND DEPLOYED BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS. I WAS THE PASSENGER WHEN MY AIRBAG WENT OFF IT HIT MY FACE AND FRACTURED MY MAXILLA, BROKE OFF ONE TOOTH AND MADE ANOTHER LOOSE ENOUGH IT HAD TO BE PULLED OUT ALSO. SPLIT UPPER AND LOWER LIP BOTH NEEDING STITCHES. DO TO THE DAMAGE SUSTAINED…”
Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · July 14, 2015 · crash

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 2009 Nissan Murano have?

NHTSA has 92 complaints about the 2009 Nissan Murano airbags — 11% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2009 Nissan Murano airbags?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the airbags: 08V066000.

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.