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Service bulletin 12-190-15R

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 id10093662
Published by NHTSA2017-03-03
Manufacturer's number12-190-15R
Manufacturer's date2015-10-30
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE); POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's summary

THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS CUSTOMER CONCERNS OF A CREAKING SOUND HEARD WHEN OPERATING THE CLUTCH PEDAL. THE CAUSE OF THE SOUND HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A VERY SLIGHT AMOUNT OF MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE 2 LAYERS OF METAL (CIRCLED IN YELLOW) WHICH FORM THE SPECIFIC CLUTCH AND BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY MOUNTING BRACKET SHOWN IN THE ILLUSTRATION AND PHOTOS 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

Transmission and driveline, Clutch

Vehicles listed
SUBARU BRZ2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
SUBARU WRX2015, 2016
SUBARU WRX STI2014
SUBARU WRX STI2015, 2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

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
03-78-17R2021-02-01. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces a design change to the clutch release bearing.
03-86-202020-12-05. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides additional repair procedures to follow when replacing a leaking clutch master cylinder on certain vehicles.
03-79-18R2018-12-10. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces a change to the clutch system components optimizing their durability and resistance to certain severe driving conditions including high-temperature operation.
03-79-18R2018-12-10. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces a change to the clutch system components optimizing their durability and resistance to certain severe driving conditions including high-temperature operation.
10-84-16R2017-10-27. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces the availability of a new Air Conditioning compressor / clutch assembly to address customer concerns of the system not operating. Electrical windings located inside the clutch assembly have been changed to eliminate the condition. The service procedure will involve replacement of the A/C compressor and clutch as a complete assembly.
12-190-152017-03-03. Service bulletin. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS CUSTOMER CONCERNS OF A CREAKING SOUND HEARD WHEN OPERATING THE CLUTCH PEDAL. THE CAUSE OF THE SOUND HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A VERY SLIGHT AMOUNT OF MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE 2 LAYERS OF METAL (CIRCLED IN YELLOW) WHICH FORM THE SPECIFIC CLUTCH AND BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY MOUNTING BRACKET SHOWN IN THE ILLUSTRATION AND PHOTOS BELOW.