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Service bulletin 12-297-20

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 id10180734
Published by NHTSA2020-10-05
Manufacturer's number12-297-20
Manufacturer's date2020-09-21
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT; SEATS

NHTSA's summary

This bulletin announces a design change made to the rear seat folding center arm rest.

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, Seats

Vehicles listed
SUBARU CROSSTREK2018, 2019, 2020
SUBARU FORESTER2019
SUBARU IMPREZA2017, 2018, 2019

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20201372020-04-01. Seats And Restraints

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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