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Service bulletin 06-82-21

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.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10189672
Published by NHTSA2021-04-02
Manufacturer's number06-82-21
Manufacturer's date2021-03-16
NHTSA componentSUSPENSION

NHTSA's summary

This bulletin provides a service procedure to address a squeaking-type sound from the rear suspension area customers may hear when going over bumps.

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

Suspension

Vehicles listed
SUBARU CROSSTREK2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
SUBARU IMPREZA2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
21V6750002021-08-30. SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
20212262021-04-15. Suspension
21V2630002021-04-15. SUSPENSION:REAR

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
03-95-242025-01-03. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces the repair procedures to be followed when encountering cases of a groaningtype sound from the rear of the vehicle heard when turning.
03-94-242024-10-02. Service bulletin. This bulletin outlines the judgment criteria to be used when inspecting front transverse link bushings to reduce unnecessary bushing replacement.
05-91-242024-08-05. Service bulletin. This Bulletin provides guidance for diagnosing a leaking front or rear suspension strut.
05-62-18R2023-06-05. Service bulletin. 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.
5-88-21R2022-11-03. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces a design change made to the front stabilizer bushings.
05-88-212022-08-02. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces a design change made to the front stabilizer bushings.
05-75-20R2022-03-04. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces a design change of the front coil spring to address a cracking-type sound coming from the suspension when turning left or right. (Crosstrek Hybrid only)
05-75-202022-03-04. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces a design change of the front coil spring to address a cracking-type sound coming from the suspension when turning left or right.
05-88-212022-01-04. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces a design change made to the front stabilizer bushings.
Subarunet Announ2021-11-02. Service bulletin. On August 30, 2021, Subaru of America, Inc. initiated a new safety recall for certain 2021 model year Impreza vehicles in which the left front lower control arm may have an improper weld.