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Service bulletin SB-15-159-13

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 id10051619
Published by NHTSA2013-03-25
Manufacturer's numberSB-15-159-13
Manufacturer's date2013-01-10
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE

NHTSA's summary

SUBARU: TIRE RUBBING SOUND FROM RIGHT FRONT. THE SOUND WILL ONLY OCCUR WHEN BACKING UP WITH THE WHEELS TURNED TO THE RIGHT A CERTAIN AMOUNT. IT IS CAUSED BY THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE INSIDE CORNER OF THE ACCESSORY SPLASH GUARD.INCLUDING 2010 MY. *JS

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 OUTBACK2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

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

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