Mitsubishi Outlander 2011–2019 — technical 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.
Vehicles covered
- 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander
- 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander
- 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander
- 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander
- 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander
- 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander
- 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV
- 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV
- 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
- 2012 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
- 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
- 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
- 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
- 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
- 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
- 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
- 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
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.