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Service bulletin 12-147-13R

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 id10084266
Published by NHTSA2016-11-15
Manufacturer's number12-147-13R
Manufacturer's date2014-06-18
NHTSA componentWHEELS; STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

NHTSA's summary

POP SOUND FROM RIGHT REAR WHEEL APRON AREA - THE PURPOSE OF THIS BULLETIN IS TO PROVIDE A REPAIR PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF A “POP” TYPE SOUND COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL APRON AREA.

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

Body and frame, 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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1214713R2023-04-24. Service bulletin. Pop Sound from Right Rear Wheel Apron Area
12149132023-04-03. Service bulletin. Improper PZEV Badging On Rear Gate