# Service bulletin 12\-201\-16R

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: 10142830
- Published by NHTSA: 2018\-07\-16
- Manufacturer's number: 12\-201\-16R
- Manufacturer's date: 2018\-06\-06
- NHTSA component: STRUCTURE

## NHTSA's summary

IMPORTANT: This Service Bulletin has been as been replaced by TSB 12\-243\-18 dated 6/6/2018 entitled ?Paint Chipping between Hood Grille \(Scoop\) and Hood?. Please refer to this new bulletin for the latest information regarding this condition.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10142830-9999.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10142830-0001.pdf)

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

## Components

Body and frame

## Vehicles listed

- 2015 to 2017 SUBARU WRX
- 2015 to 2017 SUBARU WRX STI

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [13\-108\-25](/bulletins/11022304.md), 2025-09-02, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY. This bulletin provides information on paint codes for vehicles in the 2026 line up.
- [095914](/bulletins/10235903.md), 2023-05-08, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT. Rust Treatment Procedure for Heat Shield Retaining Bolt Heads
- [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
- [1217214R](/bulletins/10232532.md), 2023-03-06, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID. Paint Chipping Due To Trunk Lid Movement
- [07\-200\-21](/bulletins/10201798.md), 2021-10-04, Service bulletin: WHEELS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN; STRUCTURE. This bulletin announces the design changes to the right front wheel apron.
- [12\-305\-20](/bulletins/10185067.md), 2021-01-05, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; STRUCTURE. This bulletin announces a design change made to the front hood air intake duct.
- [12\-301\-20](/bulletins/10182229.md), 2020-11-05, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS; EQUIPMENT. This bulletin outlines changes made to the rear shelf trim to address customer concerns of a rattling sound heard while driving over bumpy / rough roads.
- [12\-284\-20](/bulletins/10173180.md), 2020-04-03, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. This bulletin announces availability of new interior door handles which will address isolated concerns of the chrome finish peeling.
- [12\-271\-19](/bulletins/10164447.md), 2019-09-05, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE. This Service Information Bulletin announces a design change made to the rear bumper cover side mounting brackets. These new brackets provide increased clearance between the edges of the bumper cover and the corresponding quarter panels. This change will prevent them from contacting each other and possibly damaging their painted surfaces.
- [02\-182\-19](/bulletins/10161831.md), 2019-07-01, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT. This Service Information bulletin announces a design change made to the TGV assemblies used on the Forester Turbo models and WRXs listed above. Condensation resulting from EGR system operation may enter the area between the TGV shaft and bearing. Over time, corrosion can develop and impede movement of the TGV shaft and cause any of the DTCs P2004, 2005, 2006 and /or P2007 to set. The material of the TGV shaft has been changed to stainless steel to optimize corrosion resistance.

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