Subaru Forester 2019–2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12-294-20 · NHTSA communication 10176030 · issued May 28, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2019–2020
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
This bulletin announces a design change made to the B-pillar trim. The change prevents the trim's appearance from deteriorating as a result of recurring contact with the steel latching tongue portion of the seat belt.
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.