Subaru Ascent 2019–2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12-273-19 · NHTSA communication 10165553 · issued Sep 30, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2019–2020
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
This bulletin announces availability of redesigned leather seat cushion trim covers to address isolated customer concerns of wrinkles appearing during early stages of vehicle use as shown in the example photo below. The new covers utilize materials with higher durability and resistance to wrinkling.
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.