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Service bulletin 02-157-14N

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 id10140523
Published by NHTSA2018-06-11
Manufacturer's number02-157-14N
Manufacturer's date2016-04-27
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL

NHTSA's summary

Oil Consumption Class Action Claim Notice Clarification VIN break point clarification Memo. Recently SOA has become aware of some retailer questions regarding the VIN breakpoint information supplied as part of the class action notice.

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 CROSSTREK2015
SUBARU FORESTER2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
SUBARU IMPREZA2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
SUBARU LEGACY2013, 2014
SUBARU OUTBACK2013, 2014
SUBARU XV CROSSTREK2013, 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
13V1590002013-04-24. EQUIPMENT
20130632013-02-25. Accessories
13V0610002013-02-25. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
20124442012-12-27. 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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