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Service bulletin 04-13-09R

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 id10091965
Published by NHTSA2017-02-16
Manufacturer's number04-13-09R
Manufacturer's date2015-07-06
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:TANK VALVE/GAUGE

NHTSA's summary

IF YOU ENCOUNTER A VEHICLE THAT HAS A GROANING TYPE NOISE COMING FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED TO THE FULL RIGHT OR LEFT POSITION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, IT MAY BE CAUSED BY THE RELIEF VALVE VIBRATING WITHIN THE PUMP. IN LIEU OF REPLACING THE POWER STEERING PUMP, THE RELIEF VALVE IS NOW AVAILABLE AS A REPLACEMENT PART.

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

Vehicles listed
SUBARU FORESTER2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
SUBARU IMPREZA2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
SUBARU LEGACY2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
SUBARU OUTBACK2001 to 2004
SUBARU OUTBACK2005, 2006, 2007

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

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