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Service bulletin 170601

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 id626926
Published by NHTSA2001-12-20
Manufacturer's number170601
Manufacturer's date2005-04-20
Replaces170601R
NHTSA componentSEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's summary

INFORMATION REGARDING SEAT BELT LATCH SLIDES TO THE LOWER SEAT BELT ANCHOR. *YH UPDATED *EH

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Seat belts

Vehicles listed
SUBARU FORESTER1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
SUBARU IMPREZA1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
SUBARU LEGACY1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20042422004-07-13. Seats And Restraints
20010402001-02-21. Seats And Restraints
20010132001-01-29. Seats And Restraints
00V3920002000-11-21. SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
19990201999-02-15. 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.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
1708042005-02-03. Service bulletin. SLOW RETRACTION OF SEATBELTS. *TT
0101012001-02-22. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING INSPECTION PROCEDURE FOR POSSIBLE LOOSE BOLTS ON THE RIGHT FRONT SEATBELT RETRACTOR CASE COVER. *TT