Service bulletin 12-195-15
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10094342 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2017-03-08 |
| Manufacturer's number | 12-195-15 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2015-12-14 |
| NHTSA component | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR |
NHTSA's summary
SHOULD YOU RECEIVE A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF VIBRATION OR LOOSENESS IN EITHER OF THE DOOR MIRRORS, A DESIGN CHANGE HAS BEEN MADE TO THE 3 MIRROR HEAD MOUNTING HOLES IN THE MOUNTING BASE. IN ADDITION, A NEW RETAINING BOLT AND TIGHTENING TORQUE SPECIFICATION ARE NOW USED TO SECURE THE MIRROR HEAD TO THE MOUNTING BASE. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE FOR REPAIRING THE EXISTING MIRROR ASSEMBLY BY REPLACING THE THREE MOUNTING SCREWS WITH UPDATED FASTENERS. NOTE: REFER TO TSB 12-152-13 DATED 6/17/2013 FOR RELATED INFORMATION ON BRZ MODELS.
The document
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Components
Body and frame, Glass, wipers and mirrors, Mirrors
| SUBARU CROSSTREK | 2012 to 2015 |
|---|---|
| SUBARU CROSSTREK | 2016 |
| SUBARU FORESTER | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| SUBARU IMPREZA | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| SUBARU LEGACY | 2015, 2016 |
| SUBARU OUTBACK | 2015, 2016 |
| SUBARU WRX | 2015, 2016 |
| SUBARU WRX STI | 2015, 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.
| 1516713R | 2023-04-24. Service bulletin. Loose Windshield-Mounted Rear-View Mirror |
|---|---|
| 15-173-14 | 2016-05-23. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |