Subaru Ascent 2012–2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12-288-20 · NHTSA communication 10175977 · issued May 5, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2012–2020
model years
28
vehicle entries
Official summary
This bulletin announces a design change made to the Slide Rail components of the left and right front power seat frame / track assemblies used on the models listed.
Vehicles covered
- 2019 Subaru Ascent
- 2020 Subaru Ascent
- 2013 Subaru Crosstrek
- 2014 Subaru Crosstrek
- 2015 Subaru Crosstrek
- 2016 Subaru Crosstrek
- 2017 Subaru Crosstrek
- 2018 Subaru Crosstrek
- 2019 Subaru Crosstrek
- 2013 Subaru Forester
- 2014 Subaru Forester
- 2015 Subaru Forester
- 2016 Subaru Forester
- 2017 Subaru Forester
- 2018 Subaru Forester
- 2019 Subaru Forester
- 2012 Subaru Impreza
- 2013 Subaru Impreza
- 2014 Subaru Impreza
- 2015 Subaru Impreza
- 2016 Subaru Impreza
- 2017 Subaru Impreza
- 2018 Subaru Impreza
- 2019 Subaru Impreza
- 2015 Subaru WRX
- 2016 Subaru WRX
- 2017 Subaru WRX
- 2018 Subaru WRX
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.