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Service bulletin 18-181-15

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 id10140453
Published by NHTSA2018-06-11
Manufacturer's number18-181-15
Manufacturer's date2015-06-03
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL

NHTSA's summary

The purpose of this bulletin is to provide a description of current changes to Service Manuals available via the Subaru Technical Information System (STIS) web site. The tables contained within this bulletin are to be used as guides for becoming aware of the latest changes. We advise you to always refer to the STIS web site when looking for the latest Service information. Printed pages will not be made available to update printed Service Manuals.

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

Equipment and accessories, Labels and manuals

Vehicles listed
SUBARU B9 TRIBECA2012
SUBARU BRZ2013, 2014, 2015
SUBARU FORESTER2013
SUBARU FORESTER2015
SUBARU IMPREZA2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
SUBARU LEGACY2007
SUBARU LEGACY2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
SUBARU OUTBACK2007
SUBARU OUTBACK2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
SUBARU TRIBECA2008 to 2011
SUBARU TRIBECA2013 to 2014

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20245462024-08-15. Label
20152492015-06-04. Accessories
20152062015-05-15. Accessories
20144132014-09-22. Accessories
20130632013-02-25. Accessories
13V0610002013-02-25. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
20124442012-12-27. Accessories
12V2540002012-06-05. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
20113432011-09-19. Accessories

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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