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Subaru WRX 2015–2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin 12-264-19 · NHTSA communication 10161822 · issued May 15, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2015–2019
model years
10
vehicle entries

Official summary

This Service Information bulletin announces a design change made to the retaining bolt used to secure the child anchors to the rear shelf plates on the models listed above. This change was made in support of parts communization with other similar mounting bolts. There is no change between the old and new bolt in terms of function or durability.

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.