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Subaru Legacy 2015–2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin 12-253-18R · NHTSA communication 10160510 · issued Mar 27, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2015–2019
model years
10
vehicle entries

Official summary

This bulletin provides a procedure to help identify the source of a squeaking, creaking or popping -type sound heard coming from the driver?s seat. A change has been made to the Teflon bushings used in the seat cushion frame assembly.

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.