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Thanks, Fairtax4me, I'll look into that. Just the wife and I, CNY_Dave; and she is definitively NOT a prankster.

This is an intriguing possibility...but, I haven't installed any new appliances recently. These springs each turned up on separate occasions, out of the blue, I just can 't figure it out. Thanks for your input, I do appreciate it.

I found these bolts and springs on the floor of the garage on the passenger side of the car near the middle of the vehicle. They appeared on two separate occasions, one spring/bolt combo at a time. In both cases, shortly after having the vehicle serviced. No dirt or rust, but fresh grease. I keep my garage clean and cannot determine where these might have come from. An inconclusive google search for similar springs turned up evidence that they might be associated with some Forrester models, but, as I said, the search was inconclusive. I appreciate your help and input. (If someone's using my garage for secret projects while I'm not at home, I think I've got bigger problems. )

This is reassuring and, while I wholeheartedly agree that things shouldn't fall off cars, I think it's naive to think it couldn't happen. 2015 saw drastic changes to the design of the Outback. I don't think it's entirely out of the realm of possibility that some newly designed part might not stand up to rigorous driving; and we drive 'em hard here in Arizona.

I found this hardware on the floor of my garage. I don't recognize the parts and wonder (with great concern), if they came off of my 2015 Subaru Outback. I've look under the hood and under the chassis and can find no logical place for them to have fallen from, but then again...??? Of course Google's no help, of course the service dept. at the dealership's no help. Can anyone on this forum help? Can you confirm or deny these parts fell off of my Outback?