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Service bulletin 12-228-17

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.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10117549
Published by NHTSA2017-09-14
Manufacturer's number12-228-17
Manufacturer's date2017-08-29
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; STRUCTURE

NHTSA's summary

This bulletin provides a repair procedure to address a small number of customer reports of improper fit or misalignment between the front door trim panel and the instrument panel's (IP) ornament panel (garnish). Service Procedure provided.

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 IMPREZA2017

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

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