Service bulletin 12-243-18
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 | 10142831 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2018-07-16 |
| Manufacturer's number | 12-243-18 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2018-06-06 |
| NHTSA component | STRUCTURE |
NHTSA's summary
This bulletin replaces TSB 12-201-16R and provides a new repair procedure to address customer concerns of the hood scoop scrubbing the finish of the hood panel in the areas shown in the photo. Due to different expansion rates between the metal hood panel and the resin material used for the hood scoop, the edges of the scoop?s rear corners may come in contact with the hood panel and abrade the finish.
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
Body and frame
| SUBARU WRX | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
|---|---|
| SUBARU WRX STI | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
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