# Service bulletin 12\-315\-21

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: 10189666
- Published by NHTSA: 2021\-04\-02
- Manufacturer's number: 12\-315\-21
- Manufacturer's date: 2021\-03\-10
- NHTSA component: STRUCTURE; STEERING

## NHTSA's summary

This bulletin announces a design change made to the steering column cover in response to customer concerns of a rubbing \-type sound heard when turning the steering wheel.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2021/MC-10189666-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2021/MC-10189666-9999.pdf)

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

## Components

Body and frame, Steering

## Vehicles listed

- 2020 SUBARU LEGACY
- 2020 SUBARU OUTBACK

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [05\-62\-18R](/bulletins/11036822.md), 2026-09-03, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY. This bulletin provides a procedure to address customer concerns of surface rust accumulating in the top center retaining nut area of the front strut mounts. This is an revised version of the original bulletin.
- [05\-97\-26](/bulletins/11032035.md), 2026-05-04, Service bulletin: STEERING; WHEELS. 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.
- [12\-275\-25](/bulletins/11025791.md), 2025-12-01, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY. This Bulletin announces a new diagnostic procedure for addressing NVH \(Noise, Vibration, and Harshness\) originating from the roof area.
- [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.
- [07\-189\-21R](/bulletins/11017461.md), 2025-05-02, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STRUCTURE:BODY. This bulletin announces availability of new door window regulator assemblies and door glass run channel seals in response to limited concerns of erratic operation of the anti\-entrapment feature and / or the door glass either not closing or closing very slowly.
- [12\-267\-25](/bulletins/11017459.md), 2025-05-01, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY. This bulletin announces a design change to the hood lock switch portion of the hood lock assembly.
- [12\-262\-25](/bulletins/11016174.md), 2025-04-01, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY. This Bulletin announces diagnostic procedures to be followed when working with a Power Rear Gate \(PRG\).
- [12\-251\-23R](/bulletins/11010905.md), 2024-12-02, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces the initialization service procedures to be followed when diagnosing and/or repairing Power Rear Gate \(PRG\) systems.
- [12\-321\-21R](/bulletins/10252539.md), 2024-04-03, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; STEERING. This bulletin announces the design change made to the cowl panel. The change was made to address a small number of cases where the rubber sealing portion becomes separated.
- [12\-251\-23](/bulletins/10246093.md), 2023-12-05, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces the initialization service procedures to be followed when diagnosing and/or repairing Power Rear Gate \(PRG\) systems.

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