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Service bulletin WQU-56U2

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 id10092541
Published by NHTSA2017-02-22
Manufacturer's numberWQU-56U2
Manufacturer's date2015-08-26
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT

NHTSA's summary

"ALL SHIPMENTS FOR THE WQU56 RECALL ARE COMPLETE. SOME RETAILERS HAVE PLACED ORDERS IN THE SYSTEM FOR THESE PARTS. WE WILL BE REMOVING THE HOLD AGAINST THE PROPELLER SHAFTS ON MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2015. IF YOU HAVE PLACED AN ORDER FOR A PROPELLER SHAFT THAT YOU DO NOT NEED, PLEASE CANCEL THE ORDER. LISTED BELOW ARE THE PART NUMBERS: 27111AL00A 27111AL01A 27111AL02A 27111AL03A IF YOU DO NOT CANCEL THE ORDER BY THE END OF THE DAY IN FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2015, THE ORDER WILL BE SHIPPED STARTING ON MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2015. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL THE PARTS INFORMATION COORDINATORS."

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 LEGACY2015, 2016
SUBARU OUTBACK2015, 2016

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20152492015-06-04. Accessories
20152062015-05-15. Accessories
20144132014-09-22. Accessories

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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