Subaru Crosstrek 2012–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 15-201-16 · NHTSA communication 10120971 · issued Jun 7, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2012–2016
model years
9
vehicle entries
Official summary
This Service Information bulletin announces a design change to the retractable portion of the tonneau cover made to address customer concerns of the cover retracting on its own while driving on rough roads. The shape and length (an additional 1mm) of the stoppers on both ends of the brace which secure the cover when in use have been changed as shown in the illustration below.
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.