# Service bulletin 15\-163\-13

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: 10141531
- Published by NHTSA: 2018\-06\-18
- Manufacturer's number: 15\-163\-13
- Manufacturer's date: 2013\-05\-20
- NHTSA component: EQUIPMENT; TRAILER HITCHES; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

## NHTSA's summary

This Bulletin advises of a potential quality issue with the Genuine Subaru Accessory Trailer Hitch, part number L101SAJ001. The issue involves the inside dimensions of the receiver tube. Customers may have trouble fully installing either the trailer hitch ball mount and/or the hitch mounted bike attachment into the receiver far enough to allow the hitch pin to be inserted. IMPORTANT: Should a customer report difficulty installing the trailer hitch ball mount or the trailer hitch mounted bike carrier, the trailer hitch must be replaced under warranty. Do not attempt to sand, file, de\-burr or in any way modify the hitch ball mount, hitch mounted bike carrier or the inside of the receiver tube.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10141531-9999.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10141531-0001.pdf)

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

## Components

Equipment and accessories, Trailer hitch

## Vehicles listed

- 2010 SUBARU OUTBACK

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [2013063](/recalls/tc/2013063.md), 2013-02-25: Accessories
- [13V061000](/recalls/nhtsa/13V061000.md), 2013-02-25: EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- [2012444](/recalls/tc/2012444.md), 2012-12-27: Accessories

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [01\-168\-09R](/bulletins/10241801.md), 2023-09-05, Service bulletin: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES; EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. The purpose of this bulletin is to provide replacement key and immobilizer information along with an overview of the Subaru Lock Information web\-site.
- [12\-249\-23R](/bulletins/10240110.md), 2023-08-02, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT. This bulletin announces the recommended cleaning procedures to followed when encountering vehicles with long time exposure to pollen on painted surfaces on vehicles imported from Japan. This bulletin does not apply to SIA built vehicles.
- [WQE41a](/bulletins/10235882.md), 2023-05-08, Service bulletin: EXTERIOR LIGHTING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. Optional Genuine Subaru Puddle Lights
- [WQE41](/bulletins/10235881.md), 2023-05-08, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; EXTERIOR LIGHTING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Preliminary Inspection and Repair Procedure for Puddle Light Campaign WQE\-41
- [TechTIPS](/bulletins/10235875.md), 2023-05-08, Service bulletin: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH; EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Subaru Service and Technical Support Line Newsletter
- [1817213](/bulletins/10235852.md), 2023-05-08, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT. Service Manual Corrections
- [168011R](/bulletins/10235835.md), 2023-05-08, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. Inspection Procedure for AT Oil Temperature Warning Lamp Flashing
- [1516313](/bulletins/10234856.md), 2023-04-24, Service bulletin: TRAILER HITCHES. Accessory Trailer Hitch L101SAJ001
- [1215313](/bulletins/10234848.md), 2023-04-24, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT. Tonneau Cover Stopper / Holder Repair
- [WQF42\-1](/bulletins/10233147.md), 2023-03-20, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. Optional Genuine Subaru Remote Engine Starter

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