Identifying Your Rear Door Tint and Front Window Setup
Checking the rear passenger windows on your Nissan Murano will immediately tell you which glass specification you need to order. The front doors across the lineup consistently take standard solar-control green tempered glass—cataloged as NAGS FD23861 for the left front driver side and NAGS FD23860 for the front passenger door, matching Nissan's factory reference 80300-1AA0A. The rear doors, however, split into two very distinct categories depending on your trim equipment.
Most Canadian and US Murano models on the road are equipped with the SV, SL, or flagship LE trims, which left the assembly line wearing deep factory privacy glass. For these vehicles, the driver-side rear replacement corresponds to dealer reference 82301-1AA0B, while the right rear passenger side is 82300-1AA0B. If your crossover is an entry-level S trim, especially one originally bought as an unoptioned fleet or commercial vehicle, you might instead have completely clear solar glass in the back. Those clear non-privacy rear units carry part numbers 82301-1AP0A for the left and 82300-1AP0B for the right. Holding a plain white sheet of paper behind your back window will quickly show whether you are looking through a dark smoked tint or plain transparent green glass.
Whenever I replace side glass on this Z51 body, I supply high-grade aftermarket units sourced from global manufacturers such as Pilkington, PGW, FYG, and XYG, matching the exact factory light transmittance and curvature without charging dealer glass markups. If you are comparing parts yourself, remember that standard four-door Murano glass will never cross over to the two-door Murano CrossCabriolet convertible built between 2011 and 2014, as that drop-top variant relies on a completely different frameless side window profile.
Hardware Connections and Interior Door Shell Mechanics
Replacing the glass on this vehicle requires unbolting the bottom brackets directly from the interior carrier rather than sliding a bare pane into a friction channel. Nissan mounted the Murano's tempered door glass onto metal mounting brackets bonded to the lower edge of the pane. These tabs secure straight into the cable-and-pulley lift mechanism, which is bolted to a stamped steel module plate inside the door frame rather than hidden behind simple service holes in the bare metal.
When side windows shatter or jam on these models, the cause is frequently tied to stress along the glass run weatherstripping or worn internal regulator pulleys. If your window began rattling or dragging before it failed, the flexible upper glass run channel—part 80331-1AA0A on the driver front or 82331-1AA1A on the rear door—may have lost its felt backing, allowing the pane to shift sideways in the metal sash channel. Replacing damaged glass gives you the chance to confirm the regulator cables have not jumped their plastic spools on the interior steel module plate, ensuring the newly fitted door glass glides smoothly through the sash without catching against the beltline weatherstrips.
