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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
JN8AZ1MW0CW••••••2012 Nissan MURANO
That is about average for the 2012 Nissan MURANO — 4 complaints per build across 28 builds.
6on this build
123on the model
28builds in total
1involved a crash
2injuries
Most reportedPower Train 3Steering 1Engine And Engine Cooling 1Service Brakes 1
What owners of this build wrote
Service BrakescrashApr 2016
The contact owned a 2012 nissan murano. While driving at an unknown speed and attempting to engage the brakes, the brake pedal sank to the floor and failed to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician stated that the vehicle was working up to…
Fuel/propulsion SystemFeb 2025
Vehicles of previous model years, this model year, and future model years have all experienced this issue. Issue was reported on thru a youTube channel in order to let the public know and understand the issue and how to fix/repair the issue. It was then discovered thru view time…
Power TrainAug 2020
My vehicle is a 2012 nissan murano with 111,000 miles. The cvt transmission stopped functioning and needed to be replaced. My local transmission specialist mechanic refused to fix it because there have been so many complaints and lawsuits against nissan due to the cvt…
SteeringJan 2014
Driving 60mph on busy 3-lane highway, I/heard a loud bang from the engine then lost complete control of steering. I was able to 'muscle' the car over to the side, slowed and went directly to the miller dealership. They said this same thing had happened to others due to "cold…
Power TrainDec 2017
I bought this car used a couple years ago. Last month while driving down the road the car started jerking and I couldn't go over 20 miles an hour. I took it to a repair shop and they said the transmissions was a cvt transmission and could not be repaired or rebuilt and had to be…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN JN8AZ1MW0CW210117 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.