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Service bulletin 15-130-08R

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 id10171939
Published by NHTSA2020-03-03
Manufacturer's number15-130-08R
Manufacturer's date2020-02-21
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT

NHTSA's summary

This bulletin details an important regulation issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) which impacts the way some vehicles with accessories are sold. This regulation applies to any automobile retailer installing accessories on a vehicle prior to its first sale.

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

Vehicles listed
SUBARU ASCENT2019, 2020
SUBARU BRZ2019, 2020
SUBARU CROSSTREK2019, 2020
SUBARU FORESTER2019, 2020
SUBARU IMPREZA2019, 2020
SUBARU LEGACY2019, 2020
SUBARU OUTBACK2019, 2020
SUBARU WRX2019, 2020
SUBARU WRX STI2019, 2020 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
26V4360002026-07-07. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
20195362019-10-25. Accessories

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

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