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Service bulletin SB-07-59-07R

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 id10054221
Published by NHTSA2014-01-03
Manufacturer's numberSB-07-59-07R
Manufacturer's date2013-11-21
NHTSA componentEXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS

NHTSA's summary

SUBARU: THE FORMATION OF MOISTURE AND/OR CONDENSATION, INSIDE OF REAR COMBINATION AND HEADLAMPS, IS TEMPORARY, AND WILL EVAPORATE WHEN TEMPERATURE RISES INSIDE LAMPS. MODEL ALL. NO YEARS LISTED. *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

Lighting, Headlights, Tail lights

Vehicles listed
SUBARU B9 TRIBECA2012
SUBARU BRZ2013
SUBARU FORESTER2012, 2013, 2014
SUBARU IMPREZA2012, 2013
SUBARU LEGACY2012, 2013, 2014
SUBARU OUTBACK2012, 2013, 2014
SUBARU TRIBECA2013
SUBARU XV CROSSTREK2013

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
7110162020-11-16. Service bulletin. Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) is extending the original warranty on the low-beam ONLY halogen headlamp bulbs to 10 years / unlimited miles from the vehicle?s original warranty start date. This warranty extension will cover low-beam halogen headlamp bulb replacement on 2010, 2011 and a very limited number of early-production 2012MY Legacy and Outback models. Covered vehicles will have a production date prior to those listed in the Production Change Information provided below and meet the guidelines outlined later in this bulletin.
ONEILL2017-08-14. Service bulletin. As part of Subaru's dedication to customer satisfaction, SOA is announcing a Low-Beam Halogen Headlamp Bulb Warranty Enhancement program. This extends warranty coverage for 2010 - 2012 Legacy (for the 2012 model year, the affected models are vehicles that were manufactured through August 8, 2011) and 2010 - 2012 Outback (for the 2012 model year, the affected models are vehicles that were manufactured through August 22, 2011) vehicles sold or leased in the United States ("Affected Vehicles"). Please note that this is not a recall. If a vehicle is presented in which one or more low-beam halogen headlamp bulb(s) are not "burned out," no repair is necessary.
12-131-12R2016-09-15. Service bulletin. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A VEHICLE WHICH HAS CONDENSATION IN THE REAR COMBINATION LAMP(S) THE BOSS THAT HOUSES THE MOUNTING STUD MAY BE CRACKED. TO VERIFY THE CONDITION, THE COMBINATION LAMP WILL NEED TO BE REMOVED AND INSPECTED.
12-162-142016-05-23. Service bulletin. DESIGN CHANGE TO REAR COMBINATION LAMPS TO PREVENT INSECT INTRUSION
SB-12-145-132013-04-19. Service bulletin. SUBARU: THE RETAINING NUTS MAY DISTORT REAR BODY PANEL MOUNTING AND SEALING SURFACES ENOUGH, ALLOWING MOISTURE SEEPAGE, PAST SEALS, TO COMBINATION LAMPS AND TRUNK AREA, DUE TO SMALL DIAMETER FLANGE SURFACE. MODEL 2013 BRZ. *PE