MLIT Improvement Campaign · Japan

Mazda / Mitsubishi / Nissan / Suzuki Every, Scrum and 2 more models Improvement Campaign 2104990 — Seat

Filed June 30, 2016 · Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Suzuki

In June 2016, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan & Suzuki filed an improvement campaign with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Seat, covering the Every, Scrum and 2 more models. The filing affects 50,027 vehicles manufactured between April 28, 2012 and January 24, 2015.

Overview

MLIT filing number2104990
TypeImprovement Campaign (manufacturer improvement measure / 改善対策)
Date filedJune 30, 2016
Manufacturer(s)Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Suzuki
ComponentSeat
Production periodApril 28, 2012 — January 24, 2015
Vehicles affected50,027 units

Filing in context

This notification is a joint filing by 4 manufacturers: Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan & Suzuki.

The Seat is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 34 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 27 Mazda notifications from 2016 in this archive. For scale, 761 of the 4,890 filings in this archive report a larger number of affected vehicles; the vehicles involved here were manufactured over a span of about 2 years and 8 months.

Issue

The seat skin on the front side of the rear seat is improperly secured. When the seat slide lever is operated, the seat skin attachment point may detach from the seat frame, exposing the frame edge. Contact with the exposed seat frame edge during lever operation may cause finger injury.

Corrective action

On all vehicles, add a metal clip over the plastic hook at the seat skin attachment point on the front of the rear seat.

Affected models & chassis ranges

This filing lists 4 type code(s). A vehicle is affected if its chassis number falls within one of the ranges below.

Type code (型式)ModelChassis ranges
ABA-DA64W Every DA64W-400001 — DA64W-443971
ABA-DG64W SCRUM DG64W-400001 — DG64W-404200
ABA-DR64W NV100 クリッパー リオ DR64W-400003 — DR64W-404227
ABA-DS64W TOWN BOX DS64W-400001 — DS64W-401245

Original Japanese (MLIT source text)

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状況

後部座席前側のシート表皮の固定方法が不適切なため、シートスライドレバー操作時にシート表皮の固定部がシートフレームから外れることがある。そのため、シートフレームが露出して、シートスライドレバー操作時にシートフレーム端部で指を負傷するおそれがある。

改善措置

全車両、後部座席前部の表皮固定部の樹脂フックに重ねて、金属製のクリップを追加する。

Source & verification

This entry reproduces public data from Japan's MLIT recall registry. English text is jdmvin.com's own translation; always verify against the official source:

https://renrakuda.mlit.go.jp/renrakuda/ris-detail-car.html?class=recalldatacar&id=3008830

Check your own vehicle: to see whether this filing affects a specific chassis number — and find every other recall for it — use the chassis lookup on the home page.

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