Service bulletin TSB-17-52A-002

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10098914
Published by NHTSA	2017-05-11
Manufacturer's number	TSB-17-52A-002
Manufacturer's date	2017-02-23
NHTSA component	SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER

NHTSA's summary

THIS IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, SENT TO DEALERS, PROVIDING INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR SEAT BELT STOPPER BUTTONS.

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Seat belts

Vehicles listed
MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER	2013, 2014, 2015

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
2020317	2020-07-14. Seats And Restraints
20V403000	2020-07-13. SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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