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Service bulletin 12-164-14

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10067867
Published by NHTSA2016-05-23
Manufacturer's number12-164-14
Manufacturer's date2014-02-24
NHTSA componentSEATS

NHTSA's summary

FILM RESIDUE REMOVAL FROM UNDERSIDE OF FRONT SEAT CUSHION COVERS

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Seats

Vehicles listed
SUBARU LEGACY2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
SUBARU OUTBACK2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
SUBARU OUTBACK2016, 2017, 2018

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
1516013R2023-04-24. Service bulletin. Poor Fit of Seat Back Protector
15160132023-04-03. Service bulletin. Poor Fit of Seat Back Protector
12164142023-03-13. Service bulletin. Film Residue Removal from Underside of Front Seat Cushion Covers
12-228-212021-11-02. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides a service procedure to address customer concerns of a “squeaking” -type sound from the front seat(s).
12-203-16R2021-09-03. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides a procedure to address customer concerns of a squeaking sound originating from where the front seat belt buckle assembly attaches to the seat frame.
12-253-18R2021-08-04. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides a procedure to help identify the source of a squeaking, creaking or popping -type sound heard coming from the driver’s seat.
12-308-212021-02-01. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces a design change made to the front seat hinge bolts.
12-203-16R2021-02-01. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides a procedure to address customer concerns of a squeaking sound originating from where the front seat belt buckle assembly attaches to the seat frame.
12-203-16R2021-01-05. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides a procedure to address customer concerns of a squeaking sound originating from where the front seat belt buckle assembly attaches to the seat frame.
12-253-18R2019-05-28. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides a procedure to help identify the source of a squeaking, creaking or popping -type sound heard coming from the driver?s seat. A change has been made to the Teflon bushings used in the seat cushion frame assembly.