Subaru Forester 2019–2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12-298-20 · NHTSA communication 10182193 · issued Oct 7, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2019–2020
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
This bulletin announces a countermeasure made to the rear outer seat belt assemblies. The change was made in response to customer concerns of the seat belts not retracting smoothly.
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.