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Mitsubishi Outlander 2011–2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-19-52A-006 · NHTSA communication 10170145 · issued Dec 5, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2011–2019
model years
17
vehicle entries

Official summary

This is a TSB that was sent to dealers to inform them that due to stress applied intensively onto the left and right rear end portion of the seat cushion by a passenger, the cushion may sink down and rub against the edges of the metal seat frame. This in turn may cause the damaged urethane material to turn to powder and fall on the floor carpet. This TSB provides a repair procedure to replace the damaged seat cushion pad, and apply tape on the frame to help prevent future damage.

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.