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Service bulletin 12-155-13R

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10093343
Published by NHTSA2017-03-01
Manufacturer's number12-155-13R
Manufacturer's date2013-10-16
NHTSA componentVISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

NHTSA's summary

THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO ELIMINATE A “REED-TYPE” WHISTLING OR SCREECHING SOUND WHICH HAS BEEN ISOLATED TO ORIGINATING FROM THE FRONT WINDSHIELD UPPER MOLDING / WEATHERSTRIP. THE SOUND IS MOST PREVALENT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (APPROXIMATELY 70-75 MPH) WHEN THERE ARE CROSSWINDS PRESENT. THE PROCEDURE INVOLVES THE INSTALLATION OF 2 SMALL STRIPS OF EPDM FOAM MATERIAL, ONE UNDER EACH UPPER CORNER AREA OF THE WINDSHIELD MOLDING LIP TO PREVENT THE CONDITION FROM OCCURRING.

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

Glass, wipers and mirrors, Windshield

Vehicles listed
SUBARU CROSSTREK2013
SUBARU IMPREZA2012, 2013

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
1215513R2023-05-08. Service bulletin. ?Reed-Type? Wind Sound from Front Windshield Molding
215513R2023-03-13. Service bulletin. ?Reed-Type? Wind Sound from Front Windshield Molding
12-234-182018-08-20. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides a repair procedure for replacing the foam cushion installed between the top front edge of the IP and the windshield glass. Use the supplied Service Procedure to address a customer concern involving the foam cushion becoming visible above the IP near the defroster vent outlets.
12-234-182018-04-16. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides a repair procedure for replacing the foam cushion installed between the top front edge of the IP and the windshield glass. Use the supplied Service Procedure to address a customer concern involving the foam cushion becoming visible above the IP near the defroster vent outlets
12-155-13R2016-11-02. Service bulletin. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO ELIMINATE A “REED-TYPE” WHISTLING OR SCREECHING SOUND WHICH HAS BEEN ISOLATED TO ORIGINATING FROM THE FRONT WINDSHIELD UPPER MOLDING / WEATHERSTRIP.
12-155-13R2016-06-02. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
12-155-13R2016-05-23. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.