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Service bulletin 05-70-19R

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 id10185064
Published by NHTSA2021-01-05
Manufacturer's number05-70-19R
Manufacturer's date2020-12-02
NHTSA componentWHEELS; SERVICE BRAKES

NHTSA's summary

This bulletin announces a design change made to the rear wheel / brake backing plates.

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

Brakes, Wheels

Vehicles listed
SUBARU CROSSTREK2013 to 2015
SUBARU CROSSTREK2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
SUBARU FORESTER2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
SUBARU IMPREZA2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 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
20191042019-03-01. Brakes
17V7010002017-11-07. SERVICE BRAKES; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
20145862014-12-22. Brakes
20142232014-06-12. Brakes
20114142011-11-29. Brakes
11V5620002011-11-29. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES

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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