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Service bulletin 12-189-15R

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 id10111098
Published by NHTSA2017-08-14
Manufacturer's number12-189-15R
Manufacturer's date2016-07-26
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE

NHTSA's summary

This bulletin provides information about changes made to the rear shelf trim to address customer concerns of a rattling sound heard while driving over bumpy / rough roads. The sources of the rattle have been identified as: * the mounting points for the center stop lamp where it fits into the package shelf * the package shelf itself rattling against the inside of the rear glass * the rib and/or stand portions located on the underside of the package shelf contacting the shelf portion of the vehicle body.

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

Vehicles listed
SUBARU IMPREZA2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
SUBARU WRX2015, 2016
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.

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