Recall: 2023 Civic Type R (FL5) Driver's Seat Cushion Frame Stop Sale (TSB Service Bulletin 23-030)

[tuhroo]

Today’s quick response from the Service Manager at my dealership following an inquiry about the driver’s seat.

“According to our Honda Vin Inquiry System your Vehicle may be subject to a recall affecting the driver’s seat cushion frame. It’s for squeaking, rattling or breakage of the seat frame. Currently there are no parts available for repairs. Once seat cushion frames become available, the registered owner of the vehicle will receive a notice to bring the vehicle in for replacement of the component.”

literally copy and pasted from the bulletin lol

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[Rad Ray]

literally copy and pasted from the bulletin lol

Yep, and as far as that dealership goes, THEY'RE CLUELESS!

 

[ChrisFL5#82]

@tuhroo Hey there! Really appreciate you willing to help us all out with the Vin searches!
Any chance you could look up Vin #
JHMFL5G45PX000082
Thank you in advance!

 

[Rad Ray]

I’m speculating that the problem weld is where a round cross bar is welded to the two side plates on the seat.
Here is a picture of a fillet weld on the inner side of my drivers seat. This is the inside left side of the seat looking from the front. These welds are near the front of the seat

Here is a picture of the same area on my passengers seat (right side of seat).

So the passenger seat weld is on the outer part of the side plate and this picture shows the heat affected area. I couldn’t easily take a picture of the outer side bc of the seat trim.

My car is 1105 and NOT recalled. My thoughts are that both the passenger seat and drivers seat welds are on the outer side of the side plates and that the fillet weld visible on the inner side of the drivers seat is the “fix” that was made hastily during production.

Will someone with a sub 630 car post a picture of their drivers side inner weld area? I’m wondering if it has the inner fillet weld or not?

 

[mbaapk]

How about JHMFL5G42PX000590

 

[ncryptm3]

 

[tuhroo]

@tuhroo Hey there! Really appreciate you willing to help us all out with the Vin searches!
Any chance you could look up Vin #
JHMFL5G45PX000082
Thank you in advance!

yup you're on the list, no problem glad to help

How about JHMFL5G42PX000590

yup you will need it as well

 

[mbaapk]

yup you're on the list, no problem glad to help



yup you will need it as well

Thanks.

 

[CTRifecta]

JHMFL5G40PX001110

Impacted?

Thanks in advance!

 

[scoutduke]

I didn’t see your VIN, so are you 630 or lower?

 

[Rad Ray]

I didn’t see your VIN, so are you 630 or lower?

Yes, 128. Hope this helps.

 

[scoutduke]

Yes, 128. Hope this helps.

Okay thanks. So yours hasn’t been repaired I assume. It’s a littl hard to tell from the picture angle, but I don’t see an inner fillet weld. It looks like just haz From the weld on the outer side of the seat. Hopefully I can get one or two more pictures from others 630 and under w/o repair. I’m just curious as to what the difference is between bad frames and good frames. Also thinking that the passenger side is going to need repaired as well, but we’ll see.

 

[rihoho]

Vin: JHMFL5G41PX000631
Been checking, haven’t seen any recall on the website yet.

Update: I see the recall for my car

 

[Clark_Kent]

@tuhroo Apologies if I missed this in the thread somewhere, but do you have any more details you can share on the stop sale? Is it exactly as it sounds, no more sales of this vehicle until the seat fix is sorted out?

 

[daazn]

@tuhroo Apologies if I missed this in the thread somewhere, but do you have any more details you can share on the stop sale? Is it exactly as it sounds, no more sales of this vehicle until the seat fix is sorted out?

I believe the stop sale only applies to certain VINs.

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