# Service bulletin 05\-61\-16

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: 10140502
- Published by NHTSA: 2018\-06\-11
- Manufacturer's number: 05\-61\-16
- Manufacturer's date: 2016\-04\-12
- NHTSA component: SUSPENSION

## NHTSA's summary

This bulletin announces a design change to the front strut mounts intended to address customer concerns of a popping\-type sound which may be heard when making low speed turns.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10140502-9999.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10140502-0001.pdf)

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

## Components

Suspension

## Vehicles listed

- 2013 to 2016 SUBARU BRZ
- 2015 SUBARU CROSSTREK
- 2016 SUBARU CROSSTREK
- 2014 to 2016 SUBARU FORESTER
- 2012 to 2016 SUBARU IMPREZA
- 2015 to 2016 SUBARU WRX
- 2015 to 2016 SUBARU WRX STI
- 2013 to 2014 SUBARU XV CROSSTREK

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [05\-84\-21R](/bulletins/11027076.md), 2026-01-06, Service bulletin: SUSPENSION. This bulletin announces availability of new front wheel hub assemblies incorporating bearing surfaces having increased resistance to imperfections resulting from shock loads.
- [03\-96\-25](/bulletins/11017444.md), 2025-05-01, Service bulletin: SUSPENSION; POWER TRAIN. This bulletin announces design changes made to the rear axle hubs. These changes have been implemented to reduce cases water intrusion further leading to harmonic, humming, and grinding type sounds heard from the axle hub while driving.
- [WQQ\-52R](/bulletins/11016210.md), 2025-04-01, Service bulletin: SUSPENSION. Due to incomplete repair instructions previously provided in the WQK\-47 recall bulletin, the WQQ\-52 recall will involve applying additional anti\-corrosion material to the four\-way \(2\-2 way\) joint connector area of the brake line system on Forester, Impreza, WRX, and STI vehicles previously repaired under the WQK\-47 \(14V\-311\) brake line corrosion recall prior to the December 23, 2014 WQK\-47 recall bulletin revision. The revisions to the bulletin are for part number changes.
- [03\-94\-24](/bulletins/11008259.md), 2024-10-02, Service bulletin: SUSPENSION. This bulletin outlines the judgment criteria to be used when inspecting front transverse link bushings to reduce unnecessary bushing replacement.
- [05\-91\-24](/bulletins/11005593.md), 2024-08-05, Service bulletin: SUSPENSION. This Bulletin provides guidance for diagnosing a leaking front or rear suspension strut.
- [055714](/bulletins/10232872.md), 2023-03-13, Service bulletin: SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE:TORQUE ARM; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Front Cross Member Mounting Bolt Change
- [5\-88\-21R](/bulletins/10225740.md), 2022-11-03, Service bulletin: SUSPENSION. This bulletin announces a design change made to the front stabilizer bushings.
- [05\-88\-21](/bulletins/10216969.md), 2022-08-02, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; SUSPENSION. This bulletin announces a design change made to the front stabilizer bushings.
- [06\-85\-22](/bulletins/10208663.md), 2022-03-04, Service bulletin: SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE. This bulletin announces the design change of the rear stabilizer bar.
- [05\-88\-21](/bulletins/10205927.md), 2022-01-04, Service bulletin: SUSPENSION. This bulletin announces a design change made to the front stabilizer bushings.

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