Subaru Crosstrek 2017–2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 10-89-18 · NHTSA communication 10150948 · issued Oct 23, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2017–2019
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
This bulletin provides a procedure and precautions to use when addressing a customer concern of an improper fit or gap condition of the center vent grille assembly as shown in the comparison photos 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.