Mitsubishi Outlander 2014–2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SR-20-004 · NHTSA communication 10180767 · issued Sep 1, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2014–2019
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
This Safety Recall Bulletin provides instructions and procedures for the modification of the second row center seat belt, related labels, inserts, and replacement of the second row right hand side seat belt (if needed). Due to seat arrangement of the second row seat back, if the owner's manual is not properly followed when folding the second row seat back down, the center seat belt buckle may interfere with the right hand side seat belt buckle. As a result, the cover of the right hand side seat belt buckle may come off causing the buckle latch to become inoperable and unable to engage the seat
Vehicles covered
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.