# Service bulletin 06\-53\-16R

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: 10139512
- Published by NHTSA: 2018\-06\-04
- Manufacturer's number: 06\-53\-16R
- Manufacturer's date: 2016\-05\-19
- NHTSA component: SERVICE BRAKES

## NHTSA's summary

This bulletin announces a design change to the front brake caliper supports to address customer concerns of a rattling sound heard while driving. The change involves a reduction in the amount of clearance between the caliper support mounting bolt holes and the mounting bolts. NOTE: This information is applicable to models using 16? front brakes ONLY.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10139512-9999.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10139512-0001.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Brakes

## Vehicles listed

- 2010 to 2014 SUBARU LEGACY
- 2010 to 2014 SUBARU OUTBACK

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [2018502](/recalls/tc/2018502.md), 2018-09-14: Brakes
- [18V626000](/recalls/nhtsa/18V626000.md), 2018-09-13: PARKING BRAKE
- [2011414](/recalls/tc/2011414.md), 2011-11-29: Brakes
- [11V562000](/recalls/nhtsa/11V562000.md), 2011-11-29: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [06\-90\-24](/bulletins/11002725.md), 2024-07-01, Service bulletin: SERVICE BRAKES. This bulletin provides diagnosis and procedure information to be applied when diagnosing potential fluid leaks on front and rear brake calipers. This information has been developed to reduce unnecessary brake caliper replacement.
- [WQK47](/bulletins/10234895.md), 2023-04-24, Service bulletin: SERVICE BRAKES. Subaru Recall Campaign WQK47: Brake Line Corrosion
- [168512](/bulletins/10234263.md), 2023-04-17, Service bulletin: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC; BACK OVER PREVENTION. CVT Secondary Pressure Sensor Diagnostics
- [Announcements\-5](/bulletins/10232546.md), 2023-03-06, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; PARKING BRAKE. New Subaru Recall Campaign WQJ?46: 5EAT Parking Rod \(6 cylinder engine only\)
- [06\-59\-17R](/bulletins/10187307.md), 2021-02-18, Service bulletin: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. This Service Information bulletin announces availability of a new front brake pad shim kit to specifically address customer concerns of a squeaking or squealing sound on the models listed above.
- [06\-80\-20](/bulletins/10182210.md), 2020-11-05, Service bulletin: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC \(ASC\); SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. This bulletin announces a change to the internal logic of the ABS / VDC Hydraulic Control Unit
- [06\-74\-20](/bulletins/10171107.md), 2020-02-05, Service bulletin: PARKING BRAKE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Service Information Bulletin provides the most recent part number and interchangeability information for the EPB assembly.
- [06\-71\-19R](/bulletins/10166898.md), 2019-11-01, Service bulletin: PARKING BRAKE. In the interest of customer satisfaction, Subaru of America, Inc. \(SOA\) is extending the New Car Limited Warranty coverage for the Electric Parking Brake \(EPB\) assembly used in the above listed models and model years from the original three \(3\) years or thirty\-six thousand \(36,000\) miles \(whichever comes first\) to fifteen \(15\) years / unlimited mileage. This change is in response to an identified condition which in some cases, can cause the EPB system to not operate as designed. Our commitment remains to provide Subaru customers with added assurance regarding the function and overall performance of their vehicle. Customers will be notified of this Warranty Extension by mail.
- [Retailer Announc](/bulletins/10165517.md), 2019-10-01, Service bulletin: PARKING BRAKE. As part of Subaru’s dedication to customer satisfaction, SOA is announcing an Electric Parking Brake \(EPB\) Warranty Extension program, which extends the New Car Basic Limited Warranty coverage of the EPB actuator assembly for 2010\-2014 Legacy/Outback vehicles with CVT or 5AT Transmission that were sold or leased in the United States.
- [Warranty Extensi](/bulletins/10165515.md), 2019-10-01, Service bulletin: PARKING BRAKE. Subaru owner letter. As part of Subaru of America’s dedication to customer satisfaction, this letter is to inform you of an extension to the Basic New Car Limited Warranty for your vehicle’s Electric Parking Brake Assembly \(EPB\). As the warrantor of Subaru vehicles in the United States, Subaru of America is implementing an EPB Warranty Extension program which extends warranty coverage for the EPB on the models listed above that were sold or leased in the United States.

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