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Subaru Legacy 2015–2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin 12-253-18R · NHTSA communication 10199949 · issued Jul 16, 2021

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 driverâ s seat.

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.