# Service bulletin 12\-169\-14

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: 10091766
- Published by NHTSA: 2017\-02\-15
- Manufacturer's number: 12\-169\-14
- Manufacturer's date: 2014\-07\-10
- NHTSA component: STRUCTURE

## NHTSA's summary

“CLICK”, “POP” OR “CREEK” SOUND FROM LEFT OR RIGHT OUTER COWL CORNER / BASE OF “A” PILLAR AREA \- THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A REPAIR PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS CUSTOMER CONCERNS OF A “CLICK”, “POP” OR “CREEK” SOUND HEARD COMING FROM EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT SIDE AROUND THE REAR CORNERS OF THE COWL / ENGINE COMPARTMENT / BASE OF “A” PILLAR AREA.

## 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

- 2010 to 2014 SUBARU LEGACY
- 2010 to 2014 SUBARU OUTBACK

## 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.
- [1215913](/bulletins/10235923.md), 2023-05-08, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE. Outside Odors Entering the Vehicle Interior
- [TechTIPS](/bulletins/10235875.md), 2023-05-08, Service bulletin: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH; EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Subaru Service and Technical Support Line Newsletter
- [1515913R](/bulletins/10235850.md), 2023-05-08, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY. Tire Rubbing Sound from Right Front
- [1515913](/bulletins/10235849.md), 2023-05-08, Service bulletin: TIRES; STRUCTURE:BODY. Tire Rubbing Sound from Right Front
- [077213](/bulletins/10235831.md), 2023-05-08, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS. Sunroof Does Not Open or Close Properly
- [1216914](/bulletins/10234851.md), 2023-04-24, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS. ?Click?, ?Pop? or ?Creek? Sound from Left or Right Outer Cowl Corner / Base of ?A? Pillar Area
- [139613](/bulletins/10234835.md), 2023-04-24, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY. Paint Coding Information
- [1214913](/bulletins/10233447.md), 2023-04-03, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE. Improper PZEV Badging On Rear Gate
- [1211710R](/bulletins/10232861.md), 2023-03-13, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE. Water Leak from the Map Light Area

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