Service bulletin WQE41A

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)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10083701
Published by NHTSA	2016-10-28
Manufacturer's number	WQE41A
Manufacturer's date	2013-02-19
NHTSA component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING

NHTSA's summary

THE OPTIONAL GENUINE SUBARU PUDDLE LIGHT RECALL HAS NOW BEEN RELEASED. OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTERS WERE MAILED TODAY. EFFECTIVE TODAY, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2013, ALL CLAIMS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED USING THE RECALL BULLETIN CLAIM CODING INFORMATION.

The document

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Components

Lighting

Vehicles listed
SUBARU B9 TRIBECA	2012
SUBARU FORESTER	2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
SUBARU LEGACY	2010, 2011
SUBARU OUTBACK	2010, 2011
SUBARU TRIBECA	2006 to 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
12V602000	2012-12-26. EXTERIOR LIGHTING

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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WQE-41M2	2016-11-29. Service bulletin. "THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE FURTHER CLARIFICATION OF THE PROPER CLAIMS PROCEDURES TO FOLLOW WHEN A VEHICLE COMES IN TO YOUR SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE WQE]41 PUDDLE LIGHT CAMPAIGN. FIRST AND FOREMOST, VERIFY THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH GENUINE SUBARU ACCESSORY PUDDLE LIGHTS. IF THE VEHICLE IS NOT EQUIPPED, RELEASE THE VEHICLE AS NO CORRECTION IS REQUIRED."
WQE41M	2016-11-29. Service bulletin. "IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE DISPLAY OF AN OPEN RECALL ON THE WQE99 PROGRAM (OPTIONAL PUDDLE LIGHTS) THAT WAS USED FOR VEHICLES THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE PUDDLE LIGHTS, THE WQE99 PROGRAM HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. THE ACTUAL RECALL FOR THE PUDDLE LIGHTS (WQE41) REMAINS UNCHANGED. TO REPLACE THE WQE99 NOTIFICATION, COMMENTS WILL BE ADDED TO THE VEHICLE COVERAGE INQUIRY TO IDENTIFY THESE VEHICLES. WHEN LOOKING FOR OPEN RECALLS IN THE VEHICLE COVERAGE INQUIRY, PLEASE CHECK THE COMMENTS TO IDENTIFY VINS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE THE OPTIONAL PUDDLE LIGHTS. IF THE VEHICLE HAS PUDDLE LIGHTS THAT MEET THE CRITERIA IN THE WQE41 CAMPAIGN BULLETIN, CONTINUE TO CALL THE CLAIMS HELPLINE TO REGISTER THE VIN IN THE WQE41 RECALL. THESE COMMENTS SHOULD APPEAR ON THE VEHICLE COVERAGE INQUIRY BY THE END OF THE DAY. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ISSUE, PLEASE CONTACT THE CLAIMS HELPLINE AT 1-866-782-2782."