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Service bulletin 05-71-19R

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 id10171078
Published by NHTSA2020-02-05
Manufacturer's number05-71-19R
Manufacturer's date2020-01-08
NHTSA componentSUSPENSION; EQUIPMENT

NHTSA's summary

This bulletin provides an inspection procedure to follow when addressing customer concerns of a rattling, knocking or klunk type sound when going over slight bumps and/or uneven road surfaces.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Equipment and accessories, Suspension

Vehicles listed
SUBARU ASCENT2019, 2020

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
26V4360002026-07-07. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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