Subaru Forester 2012–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 1221717 · NHTSA communication 10131698 · issued Feb 16, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2012–2015
model years
9
vehicle entries
Official summary
This bulletin announces a design change made to the front seat outer hinge cover trim panels. In some cases, when exiting the vehicle, the trim panel may inadvertently get kicked and become dislodged from the seat cushion assembly. The shape of the front portion of the panel has been changed to prevent this condition.
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.