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Service bulletin 17-17-13

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 id10085141
Published by NHTSA2016-11-30
Manufacturer's number17-17-13
Manufacturer's date2013-03-18
NHTSA componentAIR BAGS

NHTSA's summary

"NOTE: THE AIRBAG SYSTEMS USED ON PREVIOUS AND CURRENT WRX, STI AND TRIBECA MODELS ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH EDR FUNCTIONALITY. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING EVENT DATA RECORDER (EDR) FUNCTIONALITY WHICH HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THE FUNCTION OF THE EDR IS BEST EXPLAINED USING THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS FOUND IN THE VEHICLE OWNER’S MANUAL: “THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN EVENT DATA RECORDER (EDR). THE MAIN PURPOSE OF AN EDR IS TO RECORD, IN CERTAIN CRASH OR NEAR CRASH-LIKE SITUATIONS SUCH AS AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OR HITTING A ROAD OBSTACLE, DATA THAT WILL ASSIST IN THE UNDERSTANDING HOW A VEHICLE’S SYSTEMS PERFORMED. THE EDR IS DESIGNED TO RECORD DATA RELATED TO VEHICLE DYNAMICS AND SAFETY SYSTEMS FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, TYPICALLY 30 SECONDS OR LESS."

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

Air bags

Vehicles listed
SUBARU BRZ2013
SUBARU CROSSTREK2013
SUBARU FORESTER2014
SUBARU IMPREZA2013
SUBARU LEGACY2013
SUBARU OUTBACK2013

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20200012020-01-02. Airbag
20V0030002020-01-02. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
20V0020002020-01-02. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
20V0010002020-01-02. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
20190132019-01-10. Airbag
19V0090002019-01-09. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
19V0080002019-01-09. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
19V0070002019-01-09. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
18V0120002018-01-09. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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TKA-20R, TKB-20R2024-01-03. Service bulletin. SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. has determined that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists in certain 2003-2014 model year Legacy and Outback vehicles, 2003-2006 model year Baja vehicles, 2009-2013 model year Forester vehicles, 2004-2011 model year Impreza vehicles, and 2004- 2014 WRX (including STI) vehicles equipped with a non-desiccated Takata-sourced passenger-side frontal air bag containing the propellant Phase Stabilized Ammonium Nitrate (PSAN).
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TKA-20R,TKB-20R,2023-06-05. Service bulletin. Takata Front Passenger Airbag Module / Inflator “Like for Like” Recall
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171713R2023-04-24. Service bulletin. Event Data Recorder (EDR) Function of Airbag Module
1717132023-04-03. Service bulletin. Event Data Recorder (EDR) Function of Airbag Module
17-17-13R2020-04-02. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information regarding Event Data Recorder (EDR) functionality which has been incorporated into the airbag system.
TKA-20R2020-03-02. Service bulletin. SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. has determined that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists in certain 2003-2014 model year Legacy and Outback vehicles, 2003-2006 model year Baja vehicles, 2009-2013 model year Forester vehicles, 2004-2011 model year Impreza vehicles, and 2004-2014 WRX (including STI) vehicles equipped with a non-desiccated Takata-sourced passenger-side frontal air bag containing the propellant Phase Stabilized Ammonium Nitrate (PSAN).