Recaro seat-back won't hold position?

cv129 · 09-30-2020, 03:06 PM

These Sportster CS aren’t specific to our car, they are available for purchase as aftermarket, and other manufactures (for sure BMW) offer them as option as well. Brief search doesn’t show it to be a widespread problem though. This is weird.

scope22 · 10-10-2020, 10:43 AM

probably broken, contact recaro they might know about it and how to fix it.

HisStigness · 11-22-2020, 04:46 PM

Following up, Nissan North America didn't consider this seat problem to be a safety issue. They only checked on whether they would consider buying my whole car back which I obviously was not going to have them do. They refused to warranty it which I kind of expected.

Recaro checked with engineers in Japan and said the only way to fix the problem is to replace the seat back, as the mechanism itself is not serviceable. They said they cannot take parts or help with replacement as such because they are considered OEM parts. If it was a fully aftermarket Recaro seat it would be a different story.

So I am at the point where I will see if my extended warranty will cover it. It is bumper to bumper and covers OEM parts, so we will see. Crossing my fingers. Anyone else still running into this issue and/or found a solution?

God-Speed · 11-23-2020, 06:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HisStigness

Following up, Nissan North America didn't consider this seat problem to be a safety issue. They only checked on whether they would consider buying my whole car back which I obviously was not going to have them do. They refused to warranty it which I kind of expected.

Recaro checked with engineers in Japan and said the only way to fix the problem is to replace the seat back, as the mechanism itself is not serviceable. They said they cannot take parts or help with replacement as such because they are considered OEM parts. If it was a fully aftermarket Recaro seat it would be a different story.

So I am at the point where I will see if my extended warranty will cover it. It is bumper to bumper and covers OEM parts, so we will see. Crossing my fingers. Anyone else still running into this issue and/or found a solution?

Best of Luck on this. Please keep us in the loop!!

Spooler · 11-23-2020, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HisStigness

LOL I dread to know what would happen if I boosted my Z then. So a little update, I reached out to Recaro. They are checking with their engineering team as it’s been figured out that the 370Z Nismo-specific seats are made in Japan. I’m going to be sending them pics of the seat and a sticker on the bottom they need to see and they will get back to me. I will update if I hear anything. I am also starting a case with Nissan consumer affairs.

I have a set in my car and have no issues. They take 900whp quite well. I never have to adjust my seat back. Now my Recaro seats in my 1975 280zt I needed to adjust it back up from time to time. Those seats are older than dirt though.

HisStigness · 12-16-2020, 03:43 PM

New update, my extended warranty wants to help, but they don’t have a good way of verifying the problem without really driving the car (even though my Nissan tech verified it and I provided pics). They said they can’t help unless I can get paperwork from Nissan stating it’s some kind of TSB or multiple people have reported and logged the issue with Nissan.

Recaro said it isn’t serviceable and the entire seatback would need to be replaced. Not what I wanted to hear on either front given the lowest I’ve found a new seatback is $3,200....

I can’t believe it really costs Nissan that much so I’d love to know if anyone here has leads on new OEM parts.

09-30-2020, 03:06 PM	#16 (permalink)
cv129 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,222 Drives: 09 Nismo, 16 Nismo Rep Power: 163995	These Sportster CS aren’t specific to our car, they are available for purchase as aftermarket, and other manufactures (for sure BMW) offer them as option as well. Brief search doesn’t show it to be a widespread problem though. This is weird. __________________ Setrab \| RE-71 \| SPL \| JRZ \| Nismo \| ARK \| Whiteline \| RacingBrake \| CJM Oil Pan \| Ti shield

11-22-2020, 04:46 PM	#18 (permalink)
HisStigness Base Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: San Ramon Posts: 65 Drives: 10 370Z Sport 6MT Rep Power: 11	Following up, Nissan North America didn't consider this seat problem to be a safety issue. They only checked on whether they would consider buying my whole car back which I obviously was not going to have them do. They refused to warranty it which I kind of expected. Recaro checked with engineers in Japan and said the only way to fix the problem is to replace the seat back, as the mechanism itself is not serviceable. They said they cannot take parts or help with replacement as such because they are considered OEM parts. If it was a fully aftermarket Recaro seat it would be a different story. So I am at the point where I will see if my extended warranty will cover it. It is bumper to bumper and covers OEM parts, so we will see. Crossing my fingers. Anyone else still running into this issue and/or found a solution? God-Speed and Rusty like this. __________________ Stillen \| Fast Intentions \| Setrab \| GT-R injectors \| CJM \| Radium Engineering \| Ecutek (Eugene Turkov) \| E85 \| Racing Brake \| Endless \| Goodridge \| Z1 \| AME \| HKS \| Whiteline \| SPL \| Hotchkis \| Z Speed

12-16-2020, 03:43 PM	#21 (permalink)
HisStigness Base Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: San Ramon Posts: 65 Drives: 10 370Z Sport 6MT Rep Power: 11	New update, my extended warranty wants to help, but they don’t have a good way of verifying the problem without really driving the car (even though my Nissan tech verified it and I provided pics). They said they can’t help unless I can get paperwork from Nissan stating it’s some kind of TSB or multiple people have reported and logged the issue with Nissan. Recaro said it isn’t serviceable and the entire seatback would need to be replaced. Not what I wanted to hear on either front given the lowest I’ve found a new seatback is $3,200.... I can’t believe it really costs Nissan that much so I’d love to know if anyone here has leads on new OEM parts. God-Speed likes this. __________________ Stillen \| Fast Intentions \| Setrab \| GT-R injectors \| CJM \| Radium Engineering \| Ecutek (Eugene Turkov) \| E85 \| Racing Brake \| Endless \| Goodridge \| Z1 \| AME \| HKS \| Whiteline \| SPL \| Hotchkis \| Z Speed

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scope22 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Roswell, GA Posts: 1,179 Drives: wife crazy Rep Power: 55	probably broken, contact recaro they might know about it and how to fix it.