Subaru Ascent 2015–2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12-306-20R · NHTSA communication 10185066 · issued Dec 7, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2015–2020
model years
17
vehicle entries
Official summary
This bulletin provides a repair procedure to address a squeaking sound coming from the backrest hinge area of the front seats. The procedure applies to both manually and power operated seat assemblies.
Vehicles covered
- 2019 Subaru Ascent
- 2020 Subaru Ascent
- 2018 Subaru Crosstrek
- 2019 Subaru Crosstrek
- 2020 Subaru Crosstrek
- 2019 Subaru Forester
- 2020 Subaru Forester
- 2017 Subaru Impreza
- 2018 Subaru Impreza
- 2019 Subaru Impreza
- 2020 Subaru Impreza
- 2015 Subaru WRX
- 2016 Subaru WRX
- 2017 Subaru WRX
- 2018 Subaru WRX
- 2019 Subaru WRX
- 2020 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.