# Service bulletin 128505

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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10015186
- Published by NHTSA: 2005\-07\-08
- Manufacturer's number: 128505
- Manufacturer's date: 2005\-02\-25
- NHTSA component: STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE

## NHTSA's summary

THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSIS THE REAR GATE STAYS AND ALSO AVOIDS UNNECESSARY REPLACEMENT OF NON\-FAILED STAYS. \*TT

## 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

Body and frame

## Vehicles listed

- 1998 to 2002 SUBARU FORESTER
- 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA
- 2000 SUBARU LEGACY
- 2000 SUBARU OUTBACK

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [1998154](/recalls/tc/1998154.md), 1998-07-22: Structure

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [13\-108\-25](/bulletins/11022304.md), 2025-09-02, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY. This bulletin provides information on paint codes for vehicles in the 2026 line up.
- [12\-231\-18](/bulletins/10130277.md), 2018-03-13, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY. \( 2017\-2018MY Impreza \- 5 Dr Only\)
- [030103](/bulletins/10001823.md), 2003-07-21, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD. NEW HOOD DEFLECTOR. 2000\-2004MY LEGACY AND BAJA VEHICLES. \*TT
- [127903](/bulletins/10001724.md), 2003-06-24, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. LOWER FRONT DOOR WEATHER STRIP DETACHED OR HANGING LOOSE. \*TT
- [127502](/bulletins/634336.md), 2002-09-28, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD. SUBJECT REGARDING EXCESSIVE TRANSPORTATION COATING UNDER THE HOOD. \*JG
- [1510401](/bulletins/626953.md), 2002-02-04, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY. INFORMATION REGARDING ROOF RACK/CROSSBAR WIND NOISE. \*YH
- [010700](/bulletins/613997.md), 2000-09-26, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD. INSTALLING THE HOOD DEFLECTOR W CLIPS. \*TT

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