Service bulletin 12-218-17
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 | 10111081 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2017-08-14 |
| Manufacturer's number | 12-218-17 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2017-03-30 |
| NHTSA component | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; STRUCTURE |
NHTSA's summary
This bulletin provides supplemental information and an inspection point to use when diagnosing a wind rushing sound concern that persists on vehicles: * past the production change provided in TSB 12-176-14R, dated 10/28/2015 or * which have already had the repairs outlined in TSB 12-176-14R performed and the concern persists from the front door(s). PRODUCTION CHANGE INFORMATION: The latest production changes were implemented during September, 2015 starting with the following VINS: G3014581 (LEGACY) and G3230683 (OUTBACK).
The document
The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.
Components
Body and frame
| SUBARU LEGACY | 2015, 2016, 2017 |
|---|---|
| SUBARU OUTBACK | 2015, 2016, 2017 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 2016487 | 2016-10-06. Structure |
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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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