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Service bulletin SM04

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 id10090190
Published by NHTSA2017-02-02
Manufacturer's numberSM04
Manufacturer's date2014-03-12
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; POWER TRAIN

NHTSA's summary

2015 WRX AND WRX STI - SPECIAL QUALITY TEAM ACTIVITY - BEGINNING MONDAY MARCH 17, 2014 THROUGH MAY OF 2014, THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL QUALITY MONITORING TEAM HERE IN THE U.S. FROM FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES (FHI).

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

Equipment and accessories, Labels and manuals, Transmission and driveline

Vehicles listed
SUBARU WRX2015

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

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