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Subaru Crosstrek 2018–2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin 10-98-20R · NHTSA communication 10182192 · issued Oct 21, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2018–2019
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

This bulletin announces availability of new A/C compressor assemblies designed to address customer concerns of reduced system performance accompanied by a rattling and/or scraping type sound.

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.