# Service bulletin 12\-148\-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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10085241
- Published by NHTSA: 2016\-11\-30
- Manufacturer's number: 12\-148\-13
- Manufacturer's date: 2013\-03\-27
- NHTSA component: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

## NHTSA's summary

"THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A REPAIR PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF A “RATTLE” OR “POPPING” SOUND WHICH COULD COME FROM EITHER OF THE REAR DOOR OPENING AREAS. THE SOUND MAY OCCUR OVER SMALL BUMPS OR WHEN A TWISTING MOTION IS INTRODUCED INTO THE VEHICLE BODY AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CAUSE IS AN INSUFFICIENT GAP BETWEEN MULTIPLE LAYERS OF THE BODY STRUCTURE WHERE THEY ARE SPOT\-WELDED TOGETHER AS SHOWN IN THE ILLUSTRATIONS BELOW."

## 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

## Vehicles listed

- 2012 SUBARU IMPREZA

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [13\-108\-25](/bulletins/11022304.md), 2025-09-02, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY. This bulletin provides information on paint codes for vehicles in the 2026 line up.
- [1217414](/bulletins/10235926.md), 2023-05-08, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE. Instrument Panel Side Vents Coming Loose
- [1215713](/bulletins/10235921.md), 2023-05-08, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT. Rattle or Buzzing Sound from ?A? Pillar Trim
- [1214813](/bulletins/10233446.md), 2023-04-03, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. ?Rattle? or ?Popping? Sound
- [214413](/bulletins/10232851.md), 2023-03-13, Service bulletin: VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. Front Door Glass Does Not Close Properly
- [12\-224\-17R](/bulletins/10187314.md), 2021-02-18, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE. This bulletin provides a procedure for replacement of the black foam rubber insulating cushions for the roof rails.
- [12\-221\-17](/bulletins/10187311.md), 2021-02-18, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE. This bulletin outlines a procedure for addressing customer concerns of a creaking sound isolated to the upper right corner of the rear gate area on the models listed.
- [12\-301\-20](/bulletins/10182229.md), 2020-11-05, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS; EQUIPMENT. This bulletin outlines changes made to the rear shelf trim to address customer concerns of a rattling sound heard while driving over bumpy / rough roads.
- [12\-251\-18](/bulletins/10150932.md), 2018-12-10, Service bulletin: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES; STRUCTURE:BODY. This bulletin provides a service procedure to address a gap between the top edge of the door and the instrument panel on the models listed as shown in the photo below. The gap may also make the glove box door difficult to close fully.There is a latch to keep the glove box closed on both sides of the glove box door. If the door is closed without using enough force to engage both latches or by pushing it shut on just one side instead of in the middle, one may close and not the other. Over time, if the door is not fully closed with both latches, high cabin temperatures along with weight of the items inside the glove box may cause the assembly to deform slightly and a gap to develop.
- [12\-251\-18](/bulletins/10150887.md), 2018-12-10, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; STRUCTURE:BODY; STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. This bulletin provides a service procedure to address a gap between the top edge of the door and the instrument panel on the models listed as shown in the photo below. The gap may also make the glove box door difficult to close fully.There is a latch to keep the glove box closed on both sides of the glove box door. If the door is closed without using enough force to engage both latches or by pushing it shut on just one side instead of in the middle, one may close and not the other. Over time, if the door is not fully closed with both latches, high cabin temperatures along with weight of the items inside the glove box may cause the assembly to deform slightly and a gap to develop.

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