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Service bulletin SB-001487

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 id10047539
Published by NHTSA2012-12-04
Manufacturer's numberSB-001487
Manufacturer's date2012-10-25
NHTSA componentAIR BAGS: ALLEGED COUNTERFEIT AIR BAG

NHTSA's summary

SUBARU: INFORMATION BEING PROVIDED REGARDING COUNTERFEIT AIR BAGS, BEING USED AS REPLACEMENT PARTS AND INSTALLED IN CERTAIN VEHICLES. MODELS 2008-2011 LEGACY, OUTBACK, IMPREZA, FORESTER. *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

Air bags

Vehicles listed
SUBARU FORESTER2008, 2009
SUBARU IMPREZA2008, 2009
SUBARU LEGACY2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
SUBARU OUTBACK2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20200012020-01-02. Airbag
20V0030002020-01-02. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
20V0020002020-01-02. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
20V0010002020-01-02. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
20190132019-01-10. Airbag
19V0090002019-01-09. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
19V0080002019-01-09. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
19V0070002019-01-09. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
20180192018-01-10. Airbag
18V0140002018-01-09. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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