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Service bulletin 12-146-13

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 id10067873
Published by NHTSA2016-05-23
Manufacturer's number12-146-13
Manufacturer's date2013-02-27
NHTSA componentSUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:HANGER/BRACKET

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

Suspension

Vehicles listed
SUBARU IMPREZA2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
SUBARU WRX STI2011 to 2013

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

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05-52-122016-05-13. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.