Subaru Impreza 2012–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12-203-16 · NHTSA communication 10111093 · issued Jul 14, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seat Belts
component
2012–2016
model years
10
vehicle entries
Official summary
This bulletin provides a procedure to address customer concerns of a squeaking sound originating from where the front seat belt buckle assembly attaches to the seat frame. A design change was made to the wave washer used at the attachment point to eliminate the sound. The sound can be heard when moving the buckle assembly side to side.
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.