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Service bulletin WQV57U

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 id10094261
Published by NHTSA2017-03-08
Manufacturer's numberWQV57U
Manufacturer's date2015-12-10
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

NHTSA's summary

UPDATE - SUBARU RECALL CAMPAIGN: WQV57 PROPELLER SHAFT ATTACHING BOLT TORQUE • OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTERS WILL BE MAILED TODAY • AFFECTED VIN LISTS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE REGIONAL OFFICES • EMAILS WILL BE SENT TO OWNERS WITH A VALID EMAIL ADDRESS ON FILE WITH MYSUBARU.COM SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. (SUBARU) IS RECALLING CERTAIN 2016 MODEL YEAR SUBARU LEGACY AND OUTBACK VEHICLES TO INSPECT AND POSSIBLY TIGHTEN OR REPLACE THE BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE PROPELLER SHAFT TO THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL.

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 LEGACY2016
SUBARU OUTBACK2016

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

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