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Service bulletin 12-167-14

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 id10084485
Published by NHTSA2016-11-21
Manufacturer's number12-167-14
Manufacturer's date2014-04-29
NHTSA componentLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

NHTSA's summary

DOOR LATCH / ACTUATOR FREEZING - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A REPAIR PROCEDURE TO PREVENT WATER FROM ACCUMULATING THEN FREEZING INSIDE THE DOOR LATCH / ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY IN COLD TEMPERATURES AND BINDING THE MECHANISM.

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

Latches and locks, Door latch

Vehicles listed
SUBARU BRZ2013, 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
12167142023-04-24. Service bulletin. Door Latch / Actuator Freezing
12-167-142016-05-23. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.