Subaru Legacy 2015–2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12-253-18R · NHTSA communication 10199949 · issued Jul 16, 2021
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2015–2019
model years
10
vehicle entries
Official summary
This bulletin provides a procedure to help identify the source of a squeaking, creaking or popping -type sound heard coming from the driverâ s seat.
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.