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Service bulletin 05-60-15R

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 id10120976
Published by NHTSA2017-10-27
Manufacturer's number05-60-15R
Manufacturer's date2016-06-13
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; SUSPENSION; ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)

NHTSA's summary

2006-2009MY Legacy Spec B and 3.0R Limited Models with Bilstein® Front Struts models only. This bulletin provides an inspection method for the threaded portion of the front strut piston rod. If you receive a customer concern of a rattling sound in the front of the vehicle while driving and inspection results of the related suspension components are inconclusive, the strut retaining top nut torque should be checked using the following procedure.

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

Driver assistance, Engine, Suspension

Vehicles listed
SUBARU LEGACY2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
08V4600002008-09-11. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
20083332008-09-09. Engine

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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