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Service bulletin SB-12-108-09

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10028526
Published by NHTSA2009-05-06
Manufacturer's numberSB-12-108-09
Manufacturer's date2009-02-11
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS; STRUCTURE:BODY

NHTSA's summary

SUBARU: VEHICLE HAS A WATER LEAK IN THE FRONT DRIVER/PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, IT MAY BE COMING FROM THE BODY SEAM LOCATED BEHIND THE FRONT INNER FENDER WELL. TO CORRECT THE CONDITION, THE BODY SEAM WILL NEED TO BE SEALED. *PE

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
SUBARU FORESTER2008, 2009
SUBARU IMPREZA2008, 2009

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

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