# Service bulletin 05\-69\-19

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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10163556
- Published by NHTSA: 2019\-08\-06
- Manufacturer's number: 05\-69\-19
- Manufacturer's date: 2019\-07\-23
- NHTSA component: STRUCTURE; SUSPENSION

## NHTSA's summary

This Service Information Bulletin announces a change made to the rear subframe retaining bolts used on the models listed above. The design changes provide the bolt with an increased durability against rust.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10163556-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10163556-9999.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Body and frame, Suspension

## Vehicles listed

- 2013 to 2015 SUBARU CROSSTREK
- 2016 to 2019 SUBARU CROSSTREK
- 2014 to 2019 SUBARU FORESTER

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [2021226](/recalls/tc/2021226.md), 2021-04-15: Suspension
- [21V263000](/recalls/nhtsa/21V263000.md), 2021-04-15: SUSPENSION:REAR

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [12\-269\-25R](/bulletins/11036824.md), 2026-09-03, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STRUCTURE:BODY. This bulletin announces the service procedures to be followed when encountering instances of water intrusion from the sunroof area. This is an revised version of the original bulletin.
- [05\-62\-18R](/bulletins/11036822.md), 2026-09-03, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY. This bulletin provides a procedure to address customer concerns of surface rust accumulating in the top center retaining nut area of the front strut mounts. This is an revised version of the original bulletin.
- [12\-279\-26](/bulletins/11033052.md), 2026-06-01, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces a design change to the Power Rear Gate Drive \(PRG\) Unit to address rare concerns about a very slight drop immediately after the gate is fully open.
- [19\-01\-26](/bulletins/11030572.md), 2026-04-02, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STRUCTURE:BODY. This bulletin announces the repair procedure for the 12v terminal on the inverter to address concerns regarding corrosion buildup.
- [05\-84\-21R](/bulletins/11027076.md), 2026-01-06, Service bulletin: SUSPENSION. This bulletin announces availability of new front wheel hub assemblies incorporating bearing surfaces having increased resistance to imperfections resulting from shock loads.
- [12\-269\-25](/bulletins/11022328.md), 2025-09-02, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STRUCTURE:BODY. "This bulletin announces the service procedures to be followed when encountering instances of water intrusion from the sunroof area for models listed. "
- [13\-108\-25](/bulletins/11022304.md), 2025-09-02, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY. This bulletin provides information on paint codes for vehicles in the 2026 line up.
- [03\-96\-25](/bulletins/11017444.md), 2025-05-01, Service bulletin: SUSPENSION; POWER TRAIN. This bulletin announces design changes made to the rear axle hubs. These changes have been implemented to reduce cases water intrusion further leading to harmonic, humming, and grinding type sounds heard from the axle hub while driving.
- [12\-265\-25](/bulletins/11016230.md), 2025-04-01, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STRUCTURE:BODY. This bulletin announces design changes made to the Power Rear Gate Drive \(PRG\) Unit to address concerns of the power rear gate being inoperative.
- [WQQ\-52R](/bulletins/11016210.md), 2025-04-01, Service bulletin: SUSPENSION. Due to incomplete repair instructions previously provided in the WQK\-47 recall bulletin, the WQQ\-52 recall will involve applying additional anti\-corrosion material to the four\-way \(2\-2 way\) joint connector area of the brake line system on Forester, Impreza, WRX, and STI vehicles previously repaired under the WQK\-47 \(14V\-311\) brake line corrosion recall prior to the December 23, 2014 WQK\-47 recall bulletin revision. The revisions to the bulletin are for part number changes.

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