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Service bulletin 12-273-25

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 id11025788
Published by NHTSA2025-12-01
Manufacturer's number12-273-25
Manufacturer's date2025-11-18
NHTSA componentSEATS

NHTSA's summary

This bulletin announces a design change to the driver front lower seat cushion cover, addressing cases of tearing at the bottom corner of the cushion in vehicles equipped with a thigh extension.

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

Seats

Vehicles listed
SUBARU LEGACY2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
SUBARU OUTBACK2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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SubaruNet Announcement (W2026-03-03. Other. This announcement provides updates for WRA-24 ODS Sensor Replacement.
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12-252-23R2025-08-04. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces the availability of new seat ventilation blower units.
SubaruNet Announcement (W2025-08-04. Other. This announcement is to inform subscribed customers of a software update for in-vehicle multimedia system.
WRA-24R2025-07-01. Service bulletin. Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) has initiated a safety recall for certain 2020-2022 model year Legacy and Outback vehicles to replace all (four) of the Occupant Detection System (ODS) sensors on the front passenger seat.
SubaruNet Announcement2025-06-03. Other. This announcement provide information on WRA-24 ODS sensor replacement FAQs for used and CPO vehicle inventory.
Subarunet Announcement (W2025-06-03. Other. This is an update to the WRA-24 ODS sensor replacement.