Subaru Legacy 2015–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12-253-18 · NHTSA communication 10153184 · issued Nov 13, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2015–2018
model years
8
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 driver?s seat. A change has been made to the Teflon bushings used in the seat cushion frame assembly.
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.