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Service bulletin 09-59-14R

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 id10092008
Published by NHTSA2017-02-16
Manufacturer's number09-59-14R
Manufacturer's date2015-07-27
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A TREATMENT PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF RUST DEVELOPING ON THE FRONT EXHAUST PIPE HEAT SHIELD RETAINING BOLT HEADS 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

Engine, Exhaust and emissions

Vehicles listed
SUBARU LEGACY2015
SUBARU OUTBACK2015
SUBARU WRX2015

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
16V1620002016-03-21. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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