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Service bulletin 12-157-13R

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10088033
Published by NHTSA2017-01-09
Manufacturer's number12-157-13R
Manufacturer's date2015-05-07
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS

NHTSA's summary

THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A REPAIR PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF A RATTLE OR BUZZING-TYPE SOUND COMING FROM THE LOWER PORTION OF THE “A” PILLAR TRIM WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPY OR ROUGH ROAD SURFACES. THE LOWER INSERTION CLAWS AND / OR THE TRIM’S SUPPORT RIB MAY BE COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE VEHICLE BODY CAUSING THE SOUND.

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
SUBARU CROSSTREK2013
SUBARU FORESTER2014, 2015
SUBARU IMPREZA2012, 2013

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

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