Subaru Crosstrek 2018–2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 16-126-19 · NHTSA communication 10169866 · issued Dec 9, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2018–2019
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
This bulletin announces a design change to the leather transmission selector lever grip. The change will address a small number of concerns regarding stickiness and / or roughness felt on a portion (Panel A shown in the illustration below) of the grip surface. The new part also enhances parts commonality among models.
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.