Service bulletin PDSP
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10085183 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2016-11-30 |
| Manufacturer's number | PDSP |
| Manufacturer's date | 2013-03-22 |
| NHTSA component | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE |
NHTSA's summary
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT RELATES TO SPECIFIC 2013 OUTBACK 2.5I LIMITED FEDERAL SPECIFICATION MODELS (DDF) THAT INCLUDE THE SPECIAL APPEARANCE PACKAGE (OPTION 23/35) AND ARE EITHER CRYSTAL BLACK (CB2) OR SATIN WHITE PEARL (SP2) IN COLOR WHICH HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS HAVING A PZEV BADGE INCORRECTLY INSTALLED ON THE REAR GATE. THESE SPECIFIC VEHICLES ARE FEDERAL SPECIFICATION FOR EMISSIONS AND NOT PZEV. THIS IS STRICTLY A BADGE-RELATED EXCEPTION AND DOES NOT AFFECT ANY OTHER ASPECTS OF THE VEHICLE. ALL OTHER VEHICLE LABELING AND INVOICING IS CORRECT. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE LIMITED THIS SITUATION, SOME OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES HAVE AND WILL MAKE IT THROUGH TO THE ALLOCATED DEALER.
The document
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Components
Body and frame
| SUBARU OUTBACK | 2013 |
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