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Service bulletin 06-49-15R

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 id10083909
Published by NHTSA2016-11-03
Manufacturer's number06-49-15R
Manufacturer's date2016-02-08
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING

NHTSA's summary

IN RESPONSE TO ISOLATED REPORTS OF CRACKED OR BROKEN ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR HARNESS RETAINING CLIPS CAUSED BY REACTION WITH ACIDS USED IN SOME WHEEL CLEANERS, THE CLIP MATERIAL HAS BEEN CHANGED TO POLYPROPYLENE (PPO).

The document

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Components

Brakes, Anti-lock brakes, Wheel speed sensor

Vehicles listed
SUBARU LEGACY2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
SUBARU OUTBACK2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

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
06-49-152017-02-03. Service bulletin. IN RESPONSE TO ISOLATED REPORTS OF CRACKED OR BROKEN ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR HARNESS RETAINING CLIPS CAUSED BY REACTION WITH ACIDS USED IN SOME WHEEL CLEANERS, THE CLIP MATERIAL HAS BEEN CHANGED TO POLYPROPYLENE (PPO).
SB-06-49-152016-02-19. Service bulletin. SUBARU: SOME WHEEL CLEANERS HAVE ACID, AND ABS WHEEL SENSOR HARNESS RETAINING CLIPS WOULD EITHER BECOME BROKEN OR DEVELOPED CRACKS AND A NEW RETAINING CLIP, WITH POLYPROPLYLENE, WOULD BE USED INSTEAD. MODEL 2010-14 LEGACY, OUTBACK. *PE
WVP-262010-08-21. Service bulletin. SUBARU SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT COVER. SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED WITH A PLASTIC COVER ON THE ABS (ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM) ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT IS AN INTEGRATED PART OF THE BRAKE HYDRAULIC UNIT LOCATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. MODELS LEGACY AND OUTBACK. CSC LETTER WAS RECEIVED. *PE UPDATED 10/13/10. *PE