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Service bulletin 12-292-20

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10176024
Published by NHTSA2020-06-02
Manufacturer's number12-292-20
Manufacturer's date2020-05-19
NHTSA componentSEAT BELTS

NHTSA's summary

This service infromation bulletin provides an important precaution to follow whenever installing the front seat belt assembly retaining bolts located at the base of the "B" pillar.

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

Seat belts

Vehicles listed
SUBARU ASCENT2019, 2020

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

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