What is the internal id for 'unassigned'? I've tried 0, -1, null, but have run out of ideas...
var unassigned = 'WHAT IS IT?';
var filters = new Array();
filters.push(new nlobjSearchFilter(nsIds.customerAreas_relatedCustomer, null, 'anyOf', unassigned));
var columns = new Array();
var nameColumn = new nlobjSearchColumn('name', null);
columns.push(nameColumn);
var searchResult = nlapiSearchRecord('customrecord_test', null , filters , columns);