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Service bulletin 12-296-20R

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 id10177816
Published by NHTSA2020-08-03
Manufacturer's number12-296-20R
Manufacturer's date2020-07-10
NHTSA componentSUSPENSION; STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

NHTSA's summary

This Service Information Bulletin outlines design changes made to the rear frame section weld nuts and the mounting bolts used to secure the rear stabilizer bar brackets to them.

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

Body and frame, Suspension

Vehicles listed
SUBARU CROSSTREK2018, 2019, 2020
SUBARU FORESTER2019, 2020
SUBARU IMPREZA2017, 2018, 2019, 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
20212262021-04-15. Suspension
21V2630002021-04-15. SUSPENSION:REAR

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
12-269-25R2026-09-03. Service bulletin. 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.
05-62-18R2026-09-03. Service bulletin. 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.
12-279-262026-06-01. Service bulletin. 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.
19-01-262026-04-02. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces the repair procedure for the 12v terminal on the inverter to address concerns regarding corrosion buildup.
05-84-21R2026-01-06. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces availability of new front wheel hub assemblies incorporating bearing surfaces having increased resistance to imperfections resulting from shock loads.
12-269-252025-09-02. Service bulletin. "This bulletin announces the service procedures to be followed when encountering instances of water intrusion from the sunroof area for models listed. "
13-108-252025-09-02. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information on paint codes for vehicles in the 2026 line up.
03-96-252025-05-01. Service bulletin. 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.
12-265-252025-04-01. Service bulletin. 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-52R2025-04-01. Service bulletin. 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.