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Service bulletin 12-147-13

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 id10065122
Published by NHTSA2016-05-13
Manufacturer's number12-147-13
Manufacturer's date2013-03-08
NHTSA componentWHEELS

NHTSA's summary

SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.

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

Wheels

Vehicles listed
SUBARU LEGACY2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
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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