Service bulletins for the 2015 Subaru Outback
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.
550 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
By type
By component
By trouble code
Only bulletins with component: Seats are shown. Show all
| 12-228-21 | 2021-11-02. Service bulletin. SEATS. This bulletin provides a service procedure to address customer concerns of a “squeaking” -type sound from the front seat(s). |
|---|---|
| 12-203-16R | 2021-09-03. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS; SEATS. This bulletin provides a procedure to address customer concerns of a squeaking sound originating from where the front seat belt buckle assembly attaches to the seat frame. |
| 12-253-18R | 2021-08-04. Service bulletin. SEATS. This bulletin provides a procedure to help identify the source of a squeaking, creaking or popping -type sound heard coming from the driver’s seat. |
| 12-308-21 | 2021-02-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; SEATS. This bulletin announces a design change made to the front seat hinge bolts. |
| 12-203-16R | 2021-02-01. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS; SEATS. This bulletin provides a procedure to address customer concerns of a squeaking sound originating from where the front seat belt buckle assembly attaches to the seat frame. |
| 12-203-16R | 2021-01-05. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS; SEATS; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. This bulletin provides a procedure to address customer concerns of a squeaking sound originating from where the front seat belt buckle assembly attaches to the seat frame. |
| 12-253-18R | 2019-05-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; SEATS; EQUIPMENT. This bulletin provides a procedure to help identify the source of a squeaking, creaking or popping -type sound heard coming from the driver?s seat. A change has been made to the Teflon bushings used in the seat cushion frame assembly. |
| 12-253-18 | 2019-02-19. Service bulletin. SEATS. This bulletin provides a procedure to help identify the source of a squeaking, creaking or popping -type sound heard coming from the driver?s seat. A change has been made to the Teflon bushings used in the seat cushion frame assembly. |
| 07-114-16 | 2017-10-27. Service bulletin. SEATS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces availability of a new power seat memory control module designed to address customer concerns of the seat memory feature not operating properly. When pressing the buttons to recall one of the last seat positions memorized, the seat (height, backrest position, etc.) may not always return to the correct or exact positions previously selected (or stored in the control unit memory). |
| 07-114-16R | 2017-09-14. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST; SEATS. This bulletin announces availability of a new power seat memory control module designed to address customer concerns of the seat memory feature not operating properly. When pressing the buttons to recall one of the last seat positions memorized, the seat (height, backrest position, etc.) may not always return to the correct or exact positions previously selected (or stored in the control unit memory). |
| 12-206-16 | 2017-08-14. Service bulletin. SEATS. All Models Listed with Seat Lifter Feature. This bulletin provides a procedure to address a customer reported cosmetic condition of surface rust appearing on the inner seat cushion frame of the front seat assemblies. |
| 10-81-14 | 2017-03-03. Service bulletin. SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY. WHISTLING SOUND FROM REAR SEAT CONSOLE AIR VENTS - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A SERVICE PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS CUSTOMER CONCERNS OF A “WHISTLING” SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR SEAT AIR DISTRIBUTION VENTS LOCATED AT THE REAR OF THE CENTER CONSOLE. |
| 12-193-15 | 2017-03-03. Service bulletin. SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES A DESIGN CHANGE TO THE REAR SEAT BACKREST STRIKER ASSEMBLY. PRIOR TO THIS CHANGE, IF EXCESSIVE FORCE WERE TO BE APPLIED TO THE RECLINING LEVER, THE RELEASE CABLE COULD HAVE BECOME DISLODGED FROM THE STRIKER MECHANISM. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.