Service bulletin 12-251-18
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 | 10150932 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2018-12-10 |
| Manufacturer's number | 12-251-18 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2018-10-09 |
| NHTSA component | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES; STRUCTURE:BODY |
NHTSA's summary
This bulletin provides a service procedure to address a gap between the top edge of the door and the instrument panel on the models listed as shown in the photo below. The gap may also make the glove box door difficult to close fully.There is a latch to keep the glove box closed on both sides of the glove box door. If the door is closed without using enough force to engage both latches or by pushing it shut on just one side instead of in the middle, one may close and not the other. Over time, if the door is not fully closed with both latches, high cabin temperatures along with weight of the items inside the glove box may cause the assembly to deform slightly and a gap to develop.
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, Latches and locks
| SUBARU BRZ | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
|---|---|
| SUBARU CROSSTREK | 2013 to 2015 |
| SUBARU CROSSTREK | 2016, 2017 |
| SUBARU FORESTER | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| SUBARU IMPREZA | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| SUBARU WRX | 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| SUBARU WRX STI | 2015, 2016, 2017 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
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