Affected Component: SEATS

Date Published
DEC 10, 2015
NHTSA TSB #
10100043
TSB Document
Summary
"TECHLINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS ARTICLE REPLACES THE ONE POSTED IN AUGUST 2015 TO EXTEND THAT ARTICLE’S SHELF LIFE. THE ISSUES COVERED ARE STILL BEING ADDRESSED. DOES THE FRONT SEAT-BACK CREAK OR SQUEAK WHEN YOU MOVE AROUND IN THE SEAT OR GET IN OR OUT OF THE VEHICLE? WHAT’S LIKELY CAUSING IT IS THE SEAT-BACK FABRIC RUBBING AGAINST THE FOAM PAD UNDERNEATH. THIS NOISE ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE SEAT GETS HOT (THE SEAT TEMPERATURE IS OVER 104° F). WE’RE AWARE OF THIS CONCERN AND WE’RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON A SOLUTION, SO, AT THIS TIME THERE’S NO PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT AVAILABLE. UNTIL THERE IS, DON’T TRY REPLACING THE SEAT FRAME OR THE SEAT-BACK PAD. YOU WON’T GET RID OF THIS NOISE AND YOU JUST MIGHT WIND UP WITH A COME-BACK."