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Service bulletin WQI 45A 1

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 id10141541
Published by NHTSA2018-06-18
Manufacturer's numberWQI 45A 1
Manufacturer's date2013-05-22
NHTSA componentSTEERING; EQUIPMENT

NHTSA's summary

Subject: WQI?45 2013MY Legacy/Outback Steering Column Service Procedure Update NOTE: The plastic shipping insert (indicated by red arrow below) must be removed prior to installing the new steering column in the vehicle. Page 8 of the campaign bulletin will be revised to include a note specifying removal of this plastic shipping insert. Please refer to STIS for the revised version of the campaign bulletin.

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, Steering

Vehicles listed
SUBARU LEGACY2013
SUBARU OUTBACK2013

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20152062015-05-15. Accessories
20131622013-05-13. Steering
13V1940002013-05-13. STEERING:COLUMN; STEERING
20130632013-02-25. Accessories
13V0610002013-02-25. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
05-97-262026-05-04. Service bulletin. This Bulletin provides the diagnostic procedures to be followed when addressing customer concerns of steering wheel/vehicle body vibration when driving at highway speeds when tire/wheel balance is suspected.
01-168-09R2023-09-05. Service bulletin. The purpose of this bulletin is to provide replacement key and immobilizer information along with an overview of the Subaru Lock Information web-site.
12-249-23R2023-08-02. Service bulletin. 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.
1515712R2023-05-08. Service bulletin. Exchange Component Identification
1515612R2023-05-08. Service bulletin. Deletion of Compass Mirror
0956132023-05-08. Service bulletin. Countermeasure Thermostat Availability for DTC P0128
0647142023-05-08. Service bulletin. Revision to Troubleshooting Information for VDC DTC C0071
WQI45Update2023-05-08. Service bulletin. Steering Column Service Procedure Update
WQI452023-05-08. Service bulletin. clarify some claim questions that have been asked regarding the Steering Column recall
TechTIPS2023-05-08. Service bulletin. Subaru Service and Technical Support Line Newsletter