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Service bulletin 02-172-18R

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 id10140479
Published by NHTSA2018-06-11
Manufacturer's number02-172-18R
Manufacturer's date2018-02-06
NHTSA componentENGINE; EQUIPMENT

NHTSA's summary

This bulletin provides details regarding a new oil filler tube o-ring developed to address engine oil seepage concerns. This seepage may accumulate along the bottom sealing surface of the rocker cover. The new o-ring utilizes material which has an increased resistance to engine heat.

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

Engine, Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
SUBARU FORESTER2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
SUBARU IMPREZA2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
SUBARU LEGACY2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
SUBARU OUTBACK2003 to 2004
SUBARU OUTBACK2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
SUBARU WRX2002 to 2006
SUBARU WRX2008 to 2014
SUBARU WRX STI2004 to 2005
SUBARU WRX STI2008 to 2014
SUBARU WRX STI2015, 2016, 2017 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
16V1620002016-03-21. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
20130632013-02-25. Accessories
13V0610002013-02-25. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
20124442012-12-27. Accessories
20113432011-09-19. Accessories
10V1960002010-05-07. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
08V4600002008-09-11. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
20083332008-09-09. Engine
04V4730002004-10-01. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
02V2400002002-09-13. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

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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