2018 Nissan Murano driver assistance & safety tech problems

Related recalls

• Recall 19V654000Sep 12, 20191,228,830 vehicles
  BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX80 vehicles. Additionally included are 2019 Nissan GT-R and Taxi and Infiniti QX50, QX60, Q70, Q70L vehicles. The back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the next time the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."

  Risk: The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.

  Remedy: Nissan will notify owners in phases, having dealers update the back-up camera settings software, free of charge. The recall began November 11, 2019 and all affected VINs should be activated. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or INFINITI customer service at 1-800-662-6200.

What owners say

1. Filed Mar 20, 2026MSDriver Assistance & Safety Tech

   Forward collision warning light comes on and off while driving. When the light comes on the cruise control will not work and when the light goes off I need to reset the cruise control. This started about two months ago.

   NHTSA complaint #11725940 · source
2. Filed Oct 14, 2025ILDriver Assistance & Safety Tech

   The FCW turns off within 10 miles of driving. The FCW light clears up if the vehicle is shut off and restarted. However FCW warning comes back up and the FCW system is disabled.

   NHTSA complaint #11693226 · source
3. Filed Jul 31, 2025FLDriver Assistance & Safety Tech

   AEB light was on so we took it into the St. Augustine Nissan dealership. They told us the ABS actuator needed replaced and there are now more lights including the ABS on the dash after they were in the car. They said the part was on back order since February and that there were about 70 people ahead of us in line waiting for this part. Hearing that I decided to check for recalls and noticed there were ABS recalls on other Muranos of the same year. This also keeps cruise…

   NHTSA complaint #11677544 · source
4. Filed May 22, 20253,000 miTXDriver Assistance & Safety Tech

   The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Murano. The contact stated while reversing, the rearview camera image was black. An unknown dealer was made aware of the failure and the contact was requested to pay a diagnostic testing fee. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 3,000.

   NHTSA complaint #11662498 · source
5. Filed May 23, 2024TXDriver Assistance & Safety Tech

   Forward collision control sensor goes on and off, until it stays off all the time. It also has made the cruise control unoperable. After about 1 month the abs light came on, the code was yaw sensor. Reset code and no problems for about 10 days. Started car one morning in garage and abs light was on again, same code. On many internet sites there are thousands of people complaining about the forward collision control on the muranos and other nissan models. There should be a…

   NHTSA complaint #11590421 · source
6. Filed May 3, 2023AZDriver Assistance & Safety Tech

   The Automatic Emergency Braking system is malfunctioning whereby for no apparent reason the AEB light comes on which disables it and also my Cruise Control. Reputable car repair shop told me that a false positive signal is sent which disables AEB. Cannot turn off in Settings. When I turn off the vehicle the AEB light will be off however it will come again for no reason after inconsistent time periods have elapsed. Contacted Nissan Customer Service and was told that there is…

   NHTSA complaint #11520267 · source
7. Filed Jan 28, 2023NEDriver Assistance & Safety Tech

   My 2018 Nissan Murano Intelligent Forward Collision Warning System (IFCWS) kicks on randomly and inadvertently when there is no forward collision risk. This causes the IFCWS light to come on and the cruise control to be disabled while driving causing a higher risk of an accident. This is a known issue that has yet to have a recall.

   NHTSA complaint #11504239 · source
8. Filed Dec 21, 2022MIDriver Assistance & Safety TechAcceleration & Cruise Control

   The sensor shuts off and warning beeps “Unavailable Front Radar Obstruction” which then shuts off cruise control and crash avoidance. This happens in dry weather with no rain or snow.

   NHTSA complaint #11498412 · source
9. Filed Jun 29, 2022KYBrakesDriver Assistance & Safety Tech

   Multiple times I will get a warning that emergency braking is not available for an obstruction. But no obstruction. The FEB system light will come on out of nowhere… literally nothing around! Causing cruise control to disengage and not work again until I stop and restart the car 😡 no actually crash has occurred, but if this can’t be fixed I see it as inevitable! Please advise on what to do. This also I believe is the reason why I’ve had to replace front breaks and rotors…

   NHTSA complaint #11471628 · source
10. Filed Dec 19, 2021TXDriver Assistance & Safety TechAcceleration & Cruise Control

    While driving with cruise control set at 80, I passed a vehicle and as I began to return to the driving lane from the passing lane, the control panel beeped and a warning "front radar unavailable due to obstruction" appeared and the vehicle immediately decelerated drastically and the cruise control was disengaged and disabled. I had to react quickly to avoid a rear collision by accelerating rapidly. There were no vehicles in front of me or on either side. The cruise was…

    NHTSA complaint #11444345 · source
11. Filed Oct 20, 2021WIDriver Assistance & Safety Tech

    The distance measuring sensor failed on my 2018 Murano. The vehicle would suddenly brake on its own without warning, with no vehicles in its path. Then, later if a vehicle would pass you and move in front of you a warning light would go on with the message "front radar unavailable due to obstruction". There are service bulletins out on this since 2015. It is my understanding through research that Nissan received a bad lot of sensors from their OEM producer. They are aware of…

    NHTSA complaint #11437466 · source
12. Filed May 2, 2021KYDriver Assistance & Safety TechTransmission & Drivetrain

    I purchased a 2018 nissan murano in may 2019 with 16k miles on it, at 30,000 miles i started noticing an issue with it not coasting into turns, it would almost come to a complete stop, and nearly cause accidents to unsuspecting drivers behind me. I took it to kerry nissan in florence and the tech acted like i was imagining things, since they couldn't get it to repeat the action. It's happened off and on since then, and based off the techs reaction, thought nothing of it.…

    NHTSA complaint #11414778 · source

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation public data. Complaints are submitted by owners and are not verified by NHTSA or by us; a complaint does not prove a defect exists. View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov Methodology