Subaru Crosstrek 2012–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12-206-16 · NHTSA communication 10111101 · issued Jul 28, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2012–2017
model years
19
vehicle entries
Official summary
All Models Listed with Seat Lifter Feature. This bulletin provides a procedure to address a customer reported cosmetic condition of surface rust appearing on the inner seat cushion frame of the front seat assemblies.
Vehicles covered
- 2016 Subaru Crosstrek
- 2012 Subaru Impreza
- 2013 Subaru Impreza
- 2014 Subaru Impreza
- 2015 Subaru Impreza
- 2016 Subaru Impreza
- 2015 Subaru Legacy
- 2016 Subaru Legacy
- 2017 Subaru Legacy
- 2015 Subaru Outback
- 2016 Subaru Outback
- 2017 Subaru Outback
- 2015 Subaru WRX
- 2016 Subaru WRX
- 2015 Subaru WRX Sti
- 2016 Subaru WRX Sti
- 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek
- 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek
- 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek
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.