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December 7, 2020 Service bulletin

This bulletin provides a repair procedure to address a squeaking sound coming from the backrest hinge area...

Subaru technical service bulletin 12-306-20R for 2019-2020 Subaru Forester, 2017-2020 Subaru Impreza and 2018-2020 Subaru Crosstrek and others.

Bulletin number
12-306-20R
Component
Seats
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.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 20 complaints in the seats category.

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