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Service bulletin 15-212-17

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 id10131690
Published by NHTSA2018-04-02
Manufacturer's number15-212-17
Manufacturer's date2017-10-30
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE

NHTSA's summary

ALL OUTBACKS AND 5-DOOR IMPREZA MODELS ONLY. This bulletin announces a design change of the tonneau cover assembly to address customer concerns of the handle portion coming loose. The handle has been changed to optimize retention and made available as a service part separate from the tonneau cover.

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
SUBARU OUTBACK2015, 2016, 2017

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20164872016-10-06. Structure

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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13-108-252025-09-02. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information on paint codes for vehicles in the 2026 line up.
12-321-21R2023-09-05. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces a design change made to the cowl panel.
1080142023-04-24. Service bulletin. Whistling Sound from Side Dash Vents
12176142023-03-20. Service bulletin. Service Procedure to Address a Wind Rushing Sound from the Front Door Sash Area
12-319-212021-05-05. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces design changes made to the front and rear door glass run channels.
12-312-212021-03-04. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces availability of new center console armrest covers to address the a wrinkling condition.
12-192-15R2021-03-04. Service bulletin. Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) Quality Assurance has identified an increase in the number of cracked windshields on some 2015 and 2016MY Legacy and Outback models. SOA has now further extended the warranty to 8 years / unlimited miles.
12-224-17R2021-02-18. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides a procedure for replacement of the black foam rubber insulating cushions for the roof rails.
12-296-20R2020-12-05. Service bulletin. This Service Information Bulletin outlines design changes made to the rear frame section weld nuts and the mounting bolts used to secure the rear stabilizer bar brackets.